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INTELSAT 4A-F4, 10024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 4A-F4, 10024 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 26 May 1977 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3D CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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INTELSAT 4A-F4 details

Identifier	10024, 1977-041A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	16 hours ago
Origin	INTELSAT (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	HS-353, SVM-4A
Mass	1,515 kg wet, ~630 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1977-05-26 (48 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ATLAS SLV-3D CENTAUR
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 2.82 m
Radar Cross Section	7.537 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 4A-F4
1 10024U 77041A   25035.64019091 -.00000316  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 10024   9.8702 314.5074 0012741 262.8247 288.9178  0.99446594116321

Epoch: 2025-02-04T15:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T15:21:52.494Z)

Latitude	-1.96809°
Longitude	140.45979°
Altitude	36,001.875 km
Speed	3.067 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 43m 53s
True Declination	-1° 57' 58"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	8.85086°
Longitude	12.52631°
Altitude	36,069.347 km
Speed	3.063 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 49m 25s
Apparent Declination	3° 10' 05"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	08:57:31
Azimuth	294.295° NW
Elevation	-21.755°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,074.563 km
Perigee altitude	35,966.523 km
Semi-major axis	42,398.68 km
Eccentricity	0.0012741
Inclination	9.8702°
RAAN	314.5074°
Arg. of periapsis	262.8247°
True anomaly	288.77961°
Mean anomaly	288.9178°
Eccentric anomaly	288.84871°
Mean motion	0.24861 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1448.06 mins