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LEASAT 2, 15236

Orbit data source: Space-Track

LEASAT 2, 15236 is a payload satellite owned by HCI (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Aug 1984 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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.

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Identifier
15236, 1984-093C
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-381, R-4D-10 X2
Mass
~3,231 kg wet, ~1,230 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1984-08-30 (41 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SPACE SHUTTLE
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Ant, 3.1 m
Radar Cross Section
21.173 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 LEASAT 2
1 15236U 84093C   25197.90114049 -.00000102  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 15236  11.4515 314.7133 0030199 271.0374 150.2015  0.97455810124868
Epoch: 2025-07-16T21:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T21:37:38.538Z)
Latitude
10.04677°
Longitude
116.2344°
Altitude
36,705.986 km
Speed
3.038 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 02m 28s
True Declination
10° 02' 13"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-10.35056°
Longitude
-60.41619°
Altitude
36,480.736 km
Speed
3.054 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 01m 40s
Apparent Declination
-14° 16' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:52:49
Azimuth
303.118° NW
Elevation
-51.919°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,725.731 km
Perigee altitude
36,466.176 km
Semi-major axis
42,974.091 km
Eccentricity
0.00302
Inclination
11.4515°
RAAN
314.7133°
Arg. of periapsis
271.0374°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
150.2015°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.24363 °/min
Orbital period
1,477.64 mins
BSTAR
0
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