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INTELSAT 33E, 41748

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 33E, 41748 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 24 Aug 2016 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	41748, 2016-053B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	INTEL (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	Boeing/ES
Mission	Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	BSS-702MP, LEROS-2B
Mass	6,552 kg wet, ~2,946 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2016-08-24 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 44 m
Radar Cross Section	59.953 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 33E
1 41748U 16053B   25087.91437979 -.00000366  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 41748   0.4201  93.0855 0022958 177.6963   1.3457  1.00335854 31786

Epoch: 2025-03-28T21:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-28T21:56:42.413Z)

Latitude	0.03449°
Longitude	116.39765°
Altitude	35,671.914 km
Speed	3.082 km/s
True Right ascension	18h 08m 33s
True Declination	0° 02' 04"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.1255°
Longitude	-41.35497°
Altitude	35,856.317 km
Speed	3.069 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	07h 21m 21s
Apparent Declination	-4° 56' 29"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	16:51:25
Azimuth	306.045° NW
Elevation	-41.424°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,866.477 km
Perigee altitude	35,672.951 km
Semi-major axis	42,147.851 km
Eccentricity	0.0022958
Inclination	0.4201°
RAAN	93.0855°
Arg. of periapsis	177.6963°
True anomaly	1.3519°
Mean anomaly	1.3457°
Eccentric anomaly	1.3488°
Mean motion	0.25083 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1435.23 mins