VIASAT 3, 56370
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VIASAT 3, 56370 is a payload satellite owned by ViaSat (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 01 May 2023 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY 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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VIASAT 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 3 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Boeing/ES |
| Mission | Partially operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | BSS-702MP+, R-4D |
| Mass | 6,418 kg wet, 3,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan + 1 Rod + 1 Dish, 44 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 58.453 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 3 days ago
0 VIASAT 3
1 56370U 23060A 24277.02132861 -.00000182 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 56370 0.0185 230.0850 0000379 221.0404 199.8507 1.00270443 5204Epoch: 2024-10-03T00:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-03T00:30:42.791Z)
| Latitude | 0.0399° |
| Longitude | -88.93899° |
| Altitude | 35,787.951 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 23m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 02' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 0.0192° |
| Longitude | -126.03677° |
| Altitude | 35,788.134 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 03m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | -6° 10' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:50:47 |
| Azimuth | 155.674° SSE |
| Elevation | 40.933° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,789.64 km |
| Perigee | 35,786.443 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,166.179 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000379 |
| Inclination | 0.0185° |
| RAAN | 230.085° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 221.0404° |
| True anomaly | 199.84923° |
| Mean anomaly | 199.8507° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 199.84996° |
| Mean motion | 0.25067 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1436.17 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2023 (2023-05-01 UTC)
| VIASAT 3, 56370 |
| ARCTURUS, 56371 |
| GS-1, 56372 |
| FALCON HEAVY R/B, 56373 |
VIASAT 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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