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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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SES S.A. (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Commercial Communications

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

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 20 m

Radar Cross Section

10.734 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 SATCOM K2
1 16276U 85109D   25183.14378347  .00000036  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 16276  14.7805 355.0411 0008299 251.2889 113.5713  0.99611042122111

Epoch: 2025-07-02T03:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T03:27:02.891Z)

Latitude

1.26106°

Longitude

27.63568°

Altitude

35,986.238 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 59m 18s

True Declination

1° 15' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.18458°

Longitude

160.00827°

Altitude

35,986.614 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 07m 47s

Apparent Declination

4° 20' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:07:00

Azimuth

53.923° ENE

Elevation

-29.615°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,008.961 km

Perigee altitude

35,938.665 km

Semi-major axis

42,351.95 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

14.7805°

RAAN

355.0411°

Arg. of periapsis

251.2889°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

113.5713°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24902 °/min

Orbital period

1,445.67 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

OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275

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

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