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SKYNET 5C, 33055

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYNET 5C, 33055 is a payload satellite owned by Paradigm (UK) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

33055, 2008-030A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

Airbus Defense and Space (UK)

Manufacturer

EADS/Bremen

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D-15-375

Mass

4,635 kg wet, 2,170 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2008-06-12 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 34 m

Radar Cross Section

41.425 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 SKYNET 5C
1 33055U 08030A   25116.38385457 -.00000135  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 33055   2.7178  81.9246 0005252 316.3895 296.7118  1.00270924 61772

Epoch: 2025-04-26T09:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T09:12:45.034Z)

Latitude

-2.57738°

Longitude

-17.86793°

Altitude

35,776.695 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 19m 47s

True Declination

-2° 34' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-1.71109°

Longitude

-51.49632°

Altitude

35,789.28 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 31m 54s

Apparent Declination

-7° 11' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:16:21

Azimuth

93.061° ESE

Elevation

-7.585°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,810.049 km

Perigee altitude

35,765.758 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.04 km

Eccentricity

0.0005252

Inclination

2.7178°

RAAN

81.9246°

Arg. of periapsis

316.3895°

True anomaly

296.65802°

Mean anomaly

296.7118°

Eccentric anomaly

296.68491°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2008 (2008-06-12 UTC)

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 33057

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 33058 (Decayed)

ARIANE 5 DEB, 43382

ARIANE 5 DEB, 43383

ARIANE 5 DEB, 43384

SKYNET 5C Visibility forecast

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