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SGDC, 42692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SGDC, 42692 is a payload satellite owned by Telebras (BR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 04 May 2017 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
42692, 2017-023B
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
23 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 4000C4, S400
Mass
5,735 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-05-04 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 37 m
Radar Cross Section
34.994 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 SGDC
1 42692U 17023B   25188.41458680 -.00000232  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 42692   0.0135  10.9328 0002375 110.9650 238.1241  1.00272135 29953
Epoch: 2025-07-07T09:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T09:57:00.299Z)
Latitude
-0.00847°
Longitude
-74.87554°
Altitude
35,791.267 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 59m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 30"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.0165°
Longitude
-85.17226°
Altitude
35,792.803 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 33m 41s
Apparent Declination
-6° 07' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:17:49
Azimuth
137.723° SSE
Elevation
34.329°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.582 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.553 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.704 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
0.0135°
RAAN
10.9328°
Arg. of periapsis
110.965°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
238.1241°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-08 09:11:58.917Z137.736° SSE2025-07-08 15:54:58.917Z137.69° SSE29.442°2025-07-09 09:11:58.917Z137.736° SSE
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