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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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	6 hours ago
Origin	Aussat (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 6 hours ago

0 OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2)
1 16275U 85109C   25075.60082998 -.00000131  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 16275  13.7250 343.4427 0005229 322.7118 351.0608  0.99935524 41958

Epoch: 2025-03-16T14:25Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T14:25:11.71Z)

Latitude	-9.86547°
Longitude	-92.6789°
Altitude	35,860.778 km
Speed	3.073 km/s
True Right ascension	19h 52m 11s
True Declination	-9° 51' 20"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	8.27666°
Longitude	-10.7296°
Altitude	35,874.074 km
Speed	3.072 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	01h 25m 34s
Apparent Declination	3° 06' 06"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	00:37:35
Azimuth	160.476° S
Elevation	51.615°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,904.203 km
Perigee altitude	35,860.008 km
Semi-major axis	42,260.242 km
Eccentricity	0.0005229
Inclination	13.725°
RAAN	343.4427°
Arg. of periapsis	322.7118°
True anomaly	351.05148°
Mean anomaly	351.0608°
Eccentric anomaly	351.05614°
Mean motion	0.24983 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1440.98 mins