Satellite description
PALAPA C2, 23864 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 May 1996 UTC via an ARIANE 44L 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.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Country
IDRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-601, R-4D-11-300
Mass
2,989 kg wet, 1,669 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.0 m
Radar Cross Section
25.555 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
6.72298°
Longitude
-139.23297°
Altitude
36,135.157 km
Speed
3.062 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 44m 37s
Apparent Declination
1° 13' 46"
Sunlit
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,184.971 km
Perigee altitude
36,107.552 km
Semi-major axis
42,524.399 km
Eccentricity
0.00091
Inclination
11.1167°
RAAN
40.9165°
Arg. of periapsis
114.05°
True anomaly
238.66667°
Mean anomaly
238.7558°
Eccentric anomaly
238.71123°
Mean motion
0.24751 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.51 mins
BSTAR
0