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SUPERBIRD B1, 21893

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SUPERBIRD B1, 21893 is a payload satellite owned by SCC (JP) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 26 Feb 1992 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

21893, 1992-010A

Orbit

GEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JP)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

FS-1300, R-4D-11

Mass

2,560 kg wet, 1,224 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1992-02-26 (34 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

16.546 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SUPERBIRD B1
1 21893U 92010A   26154.91672272 -.00000254  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 21893  14.5662   6.4200 0012696 126.1002  56.0397  0.99058302124189

Epoch: 2026-06-03T22:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T22:00:04.843Z)

Latitude

-0.57476°

Longitude

-33.77302°

Altitude

36,100.069 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 27s

True Declination

0° 34' 27"

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

03:13:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,185.18 km

Perigee altitude

36,077.24 km

Semi-major axis

42,509.347 km

Eccentricity

0.00127

Inclination

14.5662°

RAAN

6.42°

Arg. of periapsis

126.1002°

True anomaly

56.16048°

Mean anomaly

56.0397°

Eccentric anomaly

56.10008°

Mean motion

0.24764 °/min

Orbital period

1,453.74 mins

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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1992 (1992-02-26 UTC)

ARIANE 44L R/B, 21895 (Decayed)

INSAT 2R (ARABSAT 1C), 21894

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SUPERBIRD B1 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.
247 mins	2026-06-04 17:20:52.041Z	93.051° ESE	2026-06-04 17:20:52.041Z	93.051° ESE	16.336°	2026-06-04 21:27:52.041Z	103.148° ESE
439 mins	2026-06-05 10:01:52.041Z	107.372° ESE	2026-06-05 15:53:52.041Z	95.67° ESE	20.163°	2026-06-05 17:20:52.041Z	95.82° ESE

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SUPERBIRD B1, 21893

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T22:00:04.843Z)

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