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SATCOM K2, 16276

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SATCOM K2, 16276 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Americom (US) 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

16276, 1985-109D

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

AS4000, STAR 37XFP

Mass

1,925 kg wet, ~850 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-11-27 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 SATCOM K2
1 16276U 85109D   25341.21358639 -.00000070  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 16276  14.7505 353.8478 0015710 266.5611 263.3924  0.99612929123681

Epoch: 2025-12-07T05:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T05:07:33.864Z)

Latitude

2.59038°

Longitude

10.83175°

Altitude

35,979.339 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 55m 48s

True Declination

2° 35' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:45:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,039.812 km

Perigee altitude

35,906.744 km

Semi-major axis

42,351.415 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

14.7505°

RAAN

353.8478°

Arg. of periapsis

266.5611°

True anomaly

263.21361°

Mean anomaly

263.3924°

Eccentric anomaly

263.303°

Mean motion

0.24902 °/min

Orbital period

1,445.64 mins

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

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

MORELOS 2, 16274

STS 61B, 16273 (Decayed)

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

OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275

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

STS 61B OEX TARGET, 16277 (Decayed)

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SATCOM K2, 16276

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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