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NAHUEL I1 (ANIK C1), 15642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAHUEL I1 (ANIK C1), 15642 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat (AR) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 12 Apr 1985 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

15642, 1985-028B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Telesat (AR / ARGN)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-5

Mass

1,160 kg wet, 489 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-04-12 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.42 m

Radar Cross Section

12.723 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 NAHUEL I1 (ANIK C1)
1 15642U 85028B   25134.01105296 -.00000263  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 15642  14.8473 355.1738 0015183 136.5449  47.1468  0.99664579 42415

Epoch: 2025-05-14T00:15Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T00:15:54.975Z)

Latitude

-0.99137°

Longitude

-57.10864°

Altitude

35,914.057 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 55m 29s

True Declination

0° 59' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-3.8998°

Longitude

-45.96935°

Altitude

35,924.859 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 00m 36s

Apparent Declination

-10° 07' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:38:26

Azimuth

125.2° SE

Elevation

21.539°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,022.924 km

Perigee altitude

35,894.364 km

Semi-major axis

42,336.781 km

Eccentricity

0.0015183

Inclination

14.8473°

RAAN

355.1738°

Arg. of periapsis

136.5449°

True anomaly

47.27451°

Mean anomaly

47.1468°

Eccentric anomaly

47.21064°

Mean motion

0.24915 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1444.89 mins

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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1985 (1985-04-12 UTC)

STS 51D, 15641 (Decayed)

LEASAT 3, 15643

ANIK C1 R/B(PAM-D), 15644

LEASAT 3 PKM, 16229

NAHUEL I1 (ANIK C1) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-05-15 01:06:49.767Z	125.213° SE	2025-05-15 17:43:49.767Z	110.601° ESE	31.281°	2025-05-16 01:06:49.767Z	126.955° SE

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