TELECOM 2A, 21813
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TELECOM 2A, 21813 is a payload satellite owned by France Telecom (FR) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 16 Dec 1991 UTC via an ARIANE 44L 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
23 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
MMS/Toulouse
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
EUROSTAR 2000, R-4D-11
Mass
2,275 kg wet, 1,130 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 11.1 m
Radar Cross Section
23.758 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 TELECOM 2A
1 21813U 91084A 25231.84117177 -.00000152 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 21813 14.4550 8.6650 0005343 189.9731 179.7337 0.98950076121111Epoch: 2025-08-19T20:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-19T20:11:17.24Z)
Latitude
2.40319°
Longitude
106.81779°
Altitude
36,183.196 km
Speed
3.06 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 12m 16s
True Declination
2° 24' 03"
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
10:19:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,184.93 km
Perigee altitude
36,139.472 km
Semi-major axis
42,540.338 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
14.455°
RAAN
8.665°
Arg. of periapsis
189.9731°
True anomaly
179.73398°
Mean anomaly
179.7337°
Eccentric anomaly
179.73384°
Mean motion
0.24737 °/min
Orbital period
1,455.33 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 1991 (1991-12-16 UTC)
TELECOM 2A Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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