Registry/41°W

Atlantic / Latin America · West

41°W

NASA is the registry operator, with 1 satellite on station and an FCC license (2 rows).

On stationUnrecorded in ClarkeBrought into use (in-orbit + FCC record)FCC ×2

TLE epoch 2026-10-21. FCC 2026-09-27. UCS 2023-04-07. Position disagreement.

Occupancy

On station

1 satellite

On station. NASA.

Data as of 2026-10-21 · Space-Track TLE (primary) + UCS Satellite Database (fallback)

Registry operator: NASA
Country: USA
Purpose: Communications
Status: On station
Position source: 1 TLE / 0 UCS fallback
Remaining life: Late life · ~2.2y remaining (n=1)
Coverage proxy: Latin America / Atlantic · GDP 1.05 · pop 1.15

Source operator strings (UCS)

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Co-located satellites (1)

Satellite	Operator	Purpose	UCS lon	TLE lon	Δ	TLE epoch	Launched
TDRS-12 (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS L) TLE occupancy	NASA	Communications	41.0°W	41.0°W	0.0°	2026-10-21 (1d)	2014

Rights

License / FCC

brought into use

2 FCC rows

FCC SSAL + UCS occupancy · Sep 27, 2026

Recorded rights (FCC)

Recorded public layers only. FCC SSAL when present; otherwise inferred administration/operator. ITU filings are not in this product. ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source.

National administration
V
U.S.A.
FCC lists administration as U.S.A..
FCC Approved Space Station List · Sep 27, 2026
recorded
Operator license
V
2 FCC licensees
2 FCC authorizations · NASA (SpaceData International LLC (NASA)); SES (New Skies Satellites B.V.) · N/A, S2870. Not a single-holder deed.
FCC Approved Space Station List · Sep 27, 2026
recorded

FCC / license signals (2)

Satellite	Licensee	Service	Call sign
TDRSS (TDRS-41 / TDRS-12)	NASA	N/A	N/A
SES-6	SES	FSS	S2870

FCC Approved Space Station List · Sep 27, 2026 · class V

Freshness

TLE epoch

2026-10-21

TLE epoch is within 45 days. FCC 2026-09-27 · UCS 2023-04-07.

FCC Approved Space Station List · Sep 27, 2026

Congestion 20 · Low · 1 co-located

Clarke congestion v0 ← TLE-primary occupancy longitudes · Oct 21, 2026

Labeled modelImplied value, comps, and model pathNot occupancy or rights

Modeled dollars from valuation v0. Not a live market price, not a trade, and not an FCC or ITU record.

Implied fair value

Fair value (v0)

n/c

Not commercially valued

Clarke valuation v0 (model) · Oct 21, 2026

UCS classifies this satellite's users as "Government". Raw model range $25M–$76M is shown for inspection only.

No trade tape. Seeded model-path sparklines are Experimental, not default Terminal.

Arc desirability	Latin America / Atlantic	×1.20
Coverage (GDP/pop)	Latin America / Atlantic · GDP 1.05 · pop 1.15	×1.03
Occupancy	1 co-located satellite (TLE-primary ±0.4°)	×1.12
Remaining life	Late life · ~2.2y remaining (n=1)	×0.96
Operator	Regional / other operator	×1.05
Spectrum	No band data (UCS-derived)	×1.00
Scarcity	Congestion score 20	×1.10
License / BIU	Brought into use (in-orbit + FCC record) · US market access	×1.10
Ownership	UCS classifies this satellite's users as "Government" — not a leasable commercial position; figures below are the model's raw output, not a market estimate	×1.00

Driver breakdown is Pro

Driver breakdown, compare, and export sit on a paid seat. Registry access is free.

Pricing Sign in

Valuation v0 is a model-based implied fair-value range from public registry data, not a live market price, appraisal, or offer to transact. Methodology · Valuation v0 · Data trust

Nearest comps

Positions outside this slot's ±0.4° occupancy window. Not transaction comps.

Slot	Operator	Δ	Sats	Cong.	Fair value
40.5°W	SES	0.5°	1	15	$57M
42.5°W	US DoD	1.5°	1	25	n/c
43.2°W	DirecTV Latin America/Intelsat	2.2°	1	20	$67M
37.6°W	SES	3.4°	2	25	$65M
45°W	SES	4.0°	1	20	$76M
36°W	Hispasat	5.0°	1	25	$63M

Model path

Seeded v0 path. Not observed trades, not a price index.

$51M

2026-10-21 · synthesized · model backfill, not trades

This chart shows 7 days of the model path. Pricing

ExperimentalUnrecorded layers (ITU filings are not in this product; sub-lease stub)Not default Terminal

This block is quarantined from the default Slot Terminal. It is a labeled stub or simulation, not recorded public occupancy or FCC data, and it is not a market. ITU filings are not in this product.

Quarantined stubs. ITU filings are not in this product. ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source. These rows reserve the rights-chain shape; they are not live filings or named lessees.

ITU filing
S
Not recorded in Clarke
ITU filings are not in this product. ITU Space Explorer is the current ITU source. SNS Online shut down in January 2025. Quarantined stub. A filled ITU network panel would look like a deed; this row is not one.
Clarke stub (ITU filings are not in this product) · Sep 27, 2026 · ITU filing: not recorded in Clarke
stub
Sub-lease / capacity lease
S
No public sub-lease registry
Quarantined stub. There is no public feed of transponder or payload sub-leases. This layer is reserved for operator-disclosed or future marketplace filings and is not a named lessee.
Clarke stub · Sep 27, 2026 · Unknown. Not mocked as a named lessee
stub

Cite this

Clarke slot record, 41°W (41w). https://www.clarkebelt.finance/orbital/41w. Data vintage: UCS file vintage 2023-04-07, FCC as-of 2026-09-27, TLE epoch 2026-10-21. Accessed the day you open this page.