ARABSAT 1B, 15825
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARABSAT 1B, 15825 is a payload satellite owned by Arabsat (SA) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 17 Jun 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
Orbit
Country
ABRelated business
Manufacturer
AESPC/FORDA
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 100, R-4D-11
Mass
1,270 kg wet, ~592 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 ARABSAT 1B
1 15825U 85048C 26093.78308709 -.00000089 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 15825 12.4584 334.6363 0017180 20.3014 188.0766 1.00441680134684Epoch: 2026-04-03T18:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T18:47:38.724Z)
Latitude
-5.89194°
Longitude
68.42193°
Altitude
35,811.544 km
Speed
3.071 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 09m 46s
True Declination
-5° 53' 10"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:44:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,812.392 km
Perigee altitude
35,667.674 km
Semi-major axis
42,118.17 km
Eccentricity
0.00172
Inclination
12.4584°
RAAN
334.6363°
Arg. of periapsis
20.3014°
True anomaly
188.049°
Mean anomaly
188.0766°
Eccentric anomaly
188.06279°
Mean motion
0.2511 °/min
Orbital period
1,433.72 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1985 (1985-06-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ARABSAT 1B Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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