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TELSTAR 18V, 43611

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TELSTAR 18V, 43611 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat/Skynet (CA) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 10 Sep 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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TELSTAR 18V details

Identifier	43611, 2018-069A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	Telesat/Skynet (CA)
Manufacturer	Maxar SSL
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	LS-1300, R-4D
Mass	7,060 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-09-10 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 26.1 m
Radar Cross Section	120.644 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TELSTAR 18V
1 43611U 18069A   24360.98515126 -.00000266  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 43611   0.0033  88.8880 0001704 188.1201 310.6083  1.00270969 23219

Epoch: 2024-12-25T23:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T23:38:37.068Z)

Latitude	-0.00136°
Longitude	137.96872°
Altitude	35,781.612 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	15h 10m 22s
True Declination	0° 00' 05"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.00238°
Longitude	-40.4794°
Altitude	35,791.218 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 54m 05s
Apparent Declination	-5° 12' 47"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:04:07
Azimuth	288.052° WNW
Elevation	-27.955°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,795.079 km
Perigee altitude	35,780.709 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.031 km
Eccentricity	0.0001704
Inclination	0.0033°
RAAN	88.888°
Arg. of periapsis	188.1201°
True anomaly	310.59347°
Mean anomaly	310.6083°
Eccentric anomaly	310.60089°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins