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ASTRA 5B, 39617

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTRA 5B, 39617 is a payload satellite owned by SES (LU) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 22 Mar 2014 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	39617, 2014-011B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	SESSA (LU / SES)
Manufacturer	ADS/Bremen
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D?
Mass	5,724 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2014-03-22 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 40 m
Radar Cross Section	46.395 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ASTRA 5B
1 39617U 14011B   25090.16988970  .00000133  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 39617   0.0890 300.4968 0003601  42.3854 290.5517  1.00269473 40220

Epoch: 2025-03-31T04:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-31T04:04:38.47Z)

Latitude	-0.01432°
Longitude	23.45199°
Altitude	35,781.455 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	18h 13m 36s
True Declination	0° 00' 52"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02493°
Longitude	51.61592°
Altitude	35,775.208 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 25m 37s
Apparent Declination	-5° 06' 15"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:31:57
Azimuth	62.849° ENE
Elevation	-35.602°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,803.498 km
Perigee altitude	35,773.129 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.45 km
Eccentricity	0.0003601
Inclination	0.089°
RAAN	300.4968°
Arg. of periapsis	42.3854°
True anomaly	290.51306°
Mean anomaly	290.5517°
Eccentric anomaly	290.53238°
Mean motion	0.25066 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.18 mins