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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

3 days 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 (39 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 3 days ago

0 SATCOM K2
1 16276U 85109D   25126.60381242 -.00000237  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 16276  14.7927 355.4702 0008305 270.1610 339.2750  0.99616365121540

Epoch: 2025-05-06T14:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T14:29:29.393Z)

Latitude

-13.84293°

Longitude

162.17646°

Altitude

35,940.926 km

Speed

3.07 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 16m 59s

True Declination

-13° 49' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

13.44609°

Longitude

28.56476°

Altitude

36,002.32 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 56m 05s

Apparent Declination

7° 48' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:52:48

Azimuth

285.138° WNW

Elevation

-5.685°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,007.476 km

Perigee altitude

35,937.132 km

Semi-major axis

42,350.441 km

Eccentricity

0.0008305

Inclination

14.7927°

RAAN

355.4702°

Arg. of periapsis

270.161°

True anomaly

339.24129°

Mean anomaly

339.275°

Eccentric anomaly

339.25815°

Mean motion

0.24903 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1445.59 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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