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GSTAR 2, 16649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GSTAR 2, 16649 is a payload satellite owned by GTE (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Mar 1986 UTC via an ARIANE 3 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

16649, 1986-026A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

GTE Spacenet Corp (US)

Manufacturer

GE/East Windsor

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

AS3000, TE-M-700-17

Mass

1,235 kg wet, ~320 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-03-28 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 3

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GSTAR 2
1 16649U 86026A   26105.57007156 -.00000211  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 16649  14.2322 346.3274 0003738  27.9652 319.3739  0.99792473116017

Epoch: 2026-04-15T13:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T13:40:54.182Z)

Latitude

-3.08931°

Longitude

-74.93999°

Altitude

35,909.463 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 16m 03s

True Declination

-3° 05' 10"

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

04:56:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,938.286 km

Perigee altitude

35,906.662 km

Semi-major axis

42,300.611 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

14.2322°

RAAN

346.3274°

Arg. of periapsis

27.9652°

True anomaly

319.346°

Mean anomaly

319.3739°

Eccentric anomaly

319.35995°

Mean motion

0.24947 °/min

Orbital period

1,443.04 mins

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1986 (1986-03-28 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 27025

BRAZILSAT 2, 16650

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26805 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254

ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17253

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 16658 (Decayed)

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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.
1440 mins	2026-04-15 22:20:59.131Z	127.516° SE	2026-04-16 20:17:59.131Z	129.047° SE	37.08°	2026-04-16 22:20:59.131Z	129.641° SE

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GSTAR 2, 16649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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