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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). 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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DIRECTV 15 details

Identifier	40663, 2015-026A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	DirecTV (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 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 45 m
Radar Cross Section	49.053 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A   24360.93701942 -.00000074  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 40663   0.0158  33.4249 0000553 117.9983 177.9657  1.00269848 35133

Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:29:18.477Z)

Latitude	-0.02491°
Longitude	-102.86874°
Altitude	35,788.956 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	21h 57m 31s
True Declination	0° 01' 30"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02272°
Longitude	85.45139°
Altitude	35,784.319 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	10h 31m 59s
Apparent Declination	-6° 12' 30"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	10:21:49
Azimuth	176.498° S
Elevation	43.816°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,790.54 km
Perigee altitude	35,785.877 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.345 km
Eccentricity	0.0000553
Inclination	0.0158°
RAAN	33.4249°
Arg. of periapsis	117.9983°
True anomaly	177.96592°
Mean anomaly	177.9657°
Eccentric anomaly	177.96581°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.18 mins