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DIRECTV 15, 40663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DIRECTV 15, 40663 is a payload satellite owned by DirecTV (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 May 2015 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

40663, 2015-026A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

AT&T (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D?

Mass

6,205 kg wet, 3,381 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-05-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 22.5 m

Radar Cross Section

49.053 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A   26098.57685980 -.00000100  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 40663   0.0312  90.2167 0000352  56.5880 154.8176  1.00269327 39761

Epoch: 2026-04-08T13:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T13:50:40.686Z)

Latitude

0.00966°

Longitude

-102.87923°

Altitude

35,788.113 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 06m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:39:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.839 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.87 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.491 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

0.0312°

RAAN

90.2167°

Arg. of periapsis

56.588°

True anomaly

154.81932°

Mean anomaly

154.8176°

Eccentric anomaly

154.81846°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.19 mins

BSTAR

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2015 (2015-05-27 UTC)

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40666 (Decayed)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665

SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

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DIRECTV 15 Visibility forecast

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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.
1440 mins	2026-04-09 08:29:43.401Z	176.518° S	2026-04-10 08:29:43.401Z	176.532° S	34.691°	2026-04-10 08:29:43.401Z	176.532° S

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DIRECTV 15, 40663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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