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

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPTUS A2 R/B(PAM-D), 16294 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Wed, 27 Nov 1985 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

16294, 1985-109G

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) (US)

Manufacturer

Thiokol/TE

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STAR 48, Unknown motor

Mass

132 kg wet, 132 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1985-11-27 (39 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + Cone, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.822 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 OPTUS A2 R/B(PAM-D)
1 16294U 85109G   25128.28487672  .00000201  00000-0  51868-3 0  9991
2 16294  26.5117 314.0138 7148070 327.3285   3.8366  2.38630847292586

Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T06:50:13.348Z)

Latitude

0.00095°

Longitude

-14.90124°

Altitude

865.01 km

Speed

9.654 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 56m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

17.86438°

Longitude

124.4946°

Altitude

32,296.758 km

Speed

1.94 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 51m 21s

Apparent Declination

11° 00' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:44:00

Azimuth

308.882° NW

Elevation

-23.108°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,191.68 km

Perigee altitude

369.111 km

Semi-major axis

23,658.532 km

Eccentricity

0.714807

Inclination

26.5117°

RAAN

314.0138°

Arg. of periapsis

327.3285°

True anomaly

31.59447°

Mean anomaly

3.8366°

Eccentric anomaly

13.16318°

Mean motion

0.59643 °/min

BSTAR

0.00051868

Orbital period

603.59 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

SATCOM K2, 16276

STS 61B OEX TARGET, 16277 (Decayed)

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

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

OPTUS A2 R/B(PAM-D) 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.
35 mins	2025-05-09 13:08:08.466Z	139.931° SSE	2025-05-09 13:16:08.466Z	109.106° ESE	15.137°	2025-05-09 13:43:08.466Z	80.534° E
243 mins	2025-05-09 17:09:08.466Z	84.766° E	2025-05-09 19:46:08.466Z	104.457° ESE	16.239°	2025-05-09 21:12:08.466Z	114.469° SE
223 mins	2025-05-10 00:03:08.466Z	281.704° WNW	2025-05-10 01:16:08.466Z	272.64° WNW	21.049°	2025-05-10 03:46:08.466Z	272.832° WNW

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