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INTELSAT 31, 41581

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 31, 41581 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 09 Jun 2016 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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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INTELSAT 31 details

Identifier	41581, 2016-035A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	2 days ago
Origin	INTELU/DTVLA (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	LS-1300S, R-4D-11
Mass	6,450 kg wet, 3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2016-06-09 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	PROTON-M/BRIZ-M
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section	55.801 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 INTELSAT 31
1 41581U 16035A   24359.26646644 -.00000127  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 41581   0.0188  88.8092 0001765  86.2312 279.1014  1.00272312 31279

Epoch: 2024-12-24T06:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-24T06:23:42.7Z)

Latitude	0.01451°
Longitude	-95.0873°
Altitude	35,784.762 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	06h 16m 28s
True Declination	0° 00' 52"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02055°
Longitude	-28.99878°
Altitude	35,778.849 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	10h 46m 04s
Apparent Declination	-6° 11' 54"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	10:00:38
Azimuth	164.548° S
Elevation	42.71°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,794.96 km
Perigee altitude	35,780.075 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.655 km
Eccentricity	0.0001765
Inclination	0.0188°
RAAN	88.8092°
Arg. of periapsis	86.2312°
True anomaly	279.08143°
Mean anomaly	279.1014°
Eccentric anomaly	279.09141°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.14 mins