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
Orbit
Country
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-376, TE-M-700-17
Mass
~1,109 kg wet, ~433 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
15.895 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2)
1 16275U 85109C 25310.88798119 -.00000167 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 16275 13.5394 341.7291 0005792 286.2895 86.2815 0.99954267 44311Epoch: 2025-11-06T21:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T21:18:41.574Z)
Latitude
2.94639°
Longitude
-12.01086°
Altitude
35,873.614 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 36m 00s
True Declination
2° 56' 36"
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
09:11:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,901.299 km
Perigee altitude
35,852.351 km
Semi-major axis
42,254.962 km
Eccentricity
0.00058
Inclination
13.5394°
RAAN
341.7291°
Arg. of periapsis
286.2895°
True anomaly
86.34773°
Mean anomaly
86.2815°
Eccentric anomaly
86.31462°
Mean motion
0.24988 °/min
Orbital period
1,440.71 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 1985 (1985-11-27 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.OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2) Visibility
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