AMSC 1, 23553
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AMSC 1, 23553 is a payload satellite owned by AMSC (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Apr 1995 UTC via an ATLAS IIA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-601, R-4D-11-300
Mass
2,995 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 20.94 m
Radar Cross Section
73.794 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 AMSC 1
1 23553U 95019A 25114.55497322 -.00000082 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 23553 12.9191 19.3398 0018538 306.7228 284.1973 0.98910421109940Epoch: 2025-04-24T13:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T13:19:09.686Z)
Latitude
-9.97653°
Longitude
-163.27586°
Altitude
36,155.236 km
Speed
3.062 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 37m 21s
True Declination
-9° 58' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
11.11944°
Longitude
25.5673°
Altitude
36,201.263 km
Speed
3.059 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 47m 10s
Apparent Declination
5° 54' 08"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:33:40
Azimuth
262.615° W
Elevation
17.848°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 1995 (1995-04-07 UTC)
AMSC 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 468 mins | 2025-04-26 02:16:46.318Z | 262.599° W | 2025-04-26 04:33:46.318Z | 264.023° W | 18.184° | 2025-04-26 10:04:46.318Z | 255.235° W |
| 138 mins | 2025-04-26 23:58:46.318Z | 260.234° W | 2025-04-27 02:16:46.318Z | 265.54° W | 13.235° | 2025-04-27 02:16:46.318Z | 265.54° W |
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