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OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275 is a payload satellite owned by Aussat (AU) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Nov 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

16275, 1985-109C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) (AU / AUS)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-17

Mass

~1,109 kg wet, ~433 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-11-27 (39 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, 6.6 m

Radar Cross Section

15.895 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2)
1 16275U 85109C   25128.77954233  .00000085  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 16275  13.6834 343.0585 0002957 312.2263  54.6672  0.99946955 42493

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:42:32.457Z)

Latitude

1.64831°

Longitude

-157.6891°

Altitude

35,870.096 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 19m 09s

True Declination

1° 38' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.57017°

Longitude

13.18188°

Altitude

35,886.043 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 19m 56s

Apparent Declination

-5° 16' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:14:16

Azimuth

244.592° WSW

Elevation

19.82°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,891.379 km

Perigee altitude

35,866.388 km

Semi-major axis

42,257.021 km

Eccentricity

0.0002957

Inclination

13.6834°

RAAN

343.0585°

Arg. of periapsis

312.2263°

True anomaly

54.69485°

Mean anomaly

54.6672°

Eccentric anomaly

54.68102°

Mean motion

0.24986 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1440.81 mins

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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 1985 (1985-11-27 UTC)

STS 61B, 16273 (Decayed)

MORELOS 2, 16274

SATCOM K2, 16276

STS 61B OEX TARGET, 16277 (Decayed)

MORELOS 2 R/B(PAM-D), 16293

OPTUS A2 R/B(PAM-D), 16294

SATCOM K2 R/B(PAM-D2), 16295

OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2) 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.
225 mins	2025-05-09 06:05:29.627Z	244.578° WSW	2025-05-09 06:05:29.627Z	244.578° WSW	18.723°	2025-05-09 09:50:29.627Z	236.934° WSW
958 mins	2025-05-09 14:07:29.627Z	235.203° WSW	2025-05-10 00:45:29.627Z	256.371° W	25.683°	2025-05-10 06:05:29.627Z	245.557° WSW

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