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HORIZONS 3E, 43633

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HORIZONS 3E, 43633 is a payload satellite owned by Horizons (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 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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HORIZONS 3E details

Identifier	43633, 2018-074B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	15 hours ago
Origin	Horizons (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	Boeing/ES
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	BSS-702MP, R-4D?
Mass	6,441 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-09-25 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 35 m
Radar Cross Section	56.564 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 HORIZONS 3E
1 43633U 18074B   24360.91990396 -.00000002  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 43633   0.0442 196.7983 0001384  68.5725 329.7021  1.00272553 22949

Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:04:39.702Z)

Latitude	-0.0118°
Longitude	168.98547°
Altitude	35,780.813 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	15h 40m 13s
True Declination	0° 00' 42"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.00275°
Longitude	28.93342°
Altitude	35,791.63 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	05h 53m 21s
Apparent Declination	-5° 31' 12"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:03:34
Azimuth	267.391° W
Elevation	-5.494°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,793.286 km
Perigee altitude	35,781.614 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.587 km
Eccentricity	0.0001384
Inclination	0.0442°
RAAN	196.7983°
Arg. of periapsis	68.5725°
True anomaly	329.6941°
Mean anomaly	329.7021°
Eccentric anomaly	329.6981°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.14 mins