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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
AS4000, STAR 37XFP
Mass
1,925 kg wet, ~850 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.0 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 25258.47767757 .00000052 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 16276 14.7671 354.4652 0012778 248.1889 131.9737 0.99609955122866Epoch: 2025-09-15T11:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T11:27:51.342Z)
Latitude
5.06275°
Longitude
-152.53732°
Altitude
36,008.393 km
Speed
3.065 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 56m 26s
True Declination
5° 03' 28"
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
13:58:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,028.239 km
Perigee altitude
35,920.003 km
Semi-major axis
42,352.258 km
Eccentricity
0.00128
Inclination
14.7671°
RAAN
354.4652°
Arg. of periapsis
248.1889°
True anomaly
132.08244°
Mean anomaly
131.9737°
Eccentric anomaly
132.02808°
Mean motion
0.24902 °/min
Orbital period
1,445.69 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.SATCOM K2 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 308 mins | 2025-09-16 21:14:54.889Z | 244.709° WSW | 2025-09-16 21:14:54.889Z | 244.709° WSW | 22.533° | 2025-09-17 02:22:54.889Z | 233.742° WSW |
| 940 mins | 2025-09-17 05:34:54.889Z | 232.149° WSW | 2025-09-17 16:44:54.889Z | 256.21° W | 27.12° | 2025-09-17 21:14:54.889Z | 246.949° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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