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BRAZILSAT 2, 16650

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BRAZILSAT 2, 16650 is a payload satellite owned by Embratel (BR) 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

16650, 1986-026B

Orbit

GEO

Country

BR / BRAZ

Related business

Embratel (Brazilian Telecommunications Company) (BR)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-17

Mass

1,195 kg wet, 583 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 20 hours ago

0 BRAZILSAT 2
1 16650U 86026B   26105.09561225 -.00000269  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 16650  14.5506 350.8938 0004600 341.3659 210.5241  0.99641547 45759

Epoch: 2026-04-15T02:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-15T02:17:40.898Z)

Latitude

-2.97015°

Longitude

-55.28544°

Altitude

35,981.032 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 09m 35s

True Declination

-2° 58' 02"

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

04:56:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,984.65 km

Perigee altitude

35,945.694 km

Semi-major axis

42,343.309 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

14.5506°

RAAN

350.8938°

Arg. of periapsis

341.3659°

True anomaly

210.49734°

Mean anomaly

210.5241°

Eccentric anomaly

210.51072°

Mean motion

0.2491 °/min

Orbital period

1,445.23 mins

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

ARIANE 3 DEB, 27025

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26805 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 24712

GSTAR 2, 16649

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17254

ARIANE 3 R/B, 16657

ARIANE 3 DEB *, 17253

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 16658 (Decayed)

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BRAZILSAT 2 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.
1440 mins	2026-04-15 22:20:49.214Z	109.733° ESE	2026-04-16 19:15:49.214Z	108.811° ESE	30.051°	2026-04-16 22:20:49.214Z	111.485° ESE

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BRAZILSAT 2, 16650

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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