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SBS 5, 19484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SBS 5, 19484 is a payload satellite owned by IBM STLC (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Sep 1988 UTC via an ARIANE 3 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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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SBS 5 details

Identifier	19484, 1988-081B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	15 hours ago
Origin	IBM STLC (US)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	HS-376, TE-M-700-17
Mass	1,246 kg wet, ~550 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1988-09-08 (36 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 3
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.6 m
Radar Cross Section	15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 SBS 5
1 19484U 88081B   24346.60879545 -.00000022  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 19484  14.4770   5.0576 0006298 287.1069  83.9486  0.99783115 40951

Epoch: 2024-12-11T14:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T14:36:39.926Z)

Latitude	2.77191°
Longitude	75.86052°
Altitude	35,920.722 km
Speed	3.07 km/s
True Right ascension	01h 03m 18s
True Declination	2° 46' 09"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-12.14744°
Longitude	-58.59583°
Altitude	35,908.92 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 05m 48s
Apparent Declination	-15° 39' 27"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	04:08:29
Azimuth	1.575° NNE
Elevation	-65.734°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,951.758 km
Perigee altitude	35,898.473 km
Semi-major axis	42,303.252 km
Eccentricity	0.0006298
Inclination	14.477°
RAAN	5.0576°
Arg. of periapsis	287.1069°
True anomaly	84.02037°
Mean anomaly	83.9486°
Eccentric anomaly	83.98449°
Mean motion	0.24945 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1443.18 mins