OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT B1), 22087
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT B1), 22087 is a payload satellite owned by Optus (AU) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Aug 1992 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2E launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
Country
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-601, R-4D-11
Mass
~2,900 kg wet, ~1,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.3 m
Radar Cross Section
17.311 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT B1)
1 22087U 92054A 26097.45513215 -.00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 22087 12.8484 24.6419 0005518 115.4486 118.5500 0.99201742134004Epoch: 2026-04-07T10:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T10:55:23.417Z)
Latitude
-10.38097°
Longitude
-101.56333°
Altitude
36,101.935 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 12m 03s
True Declination
-10° 22' 15"
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
15:53:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,113.68 km
Perigee altitude
36,066.812 km
Semi-major axis
42,468.383 km
Eccentricity
0.00055
Inclination
12.8484°
RAAN
24.6419°
Arg. of periapsis
115.4486°
True anomaly
118.60552°
Mean anomaly
118.55°
Eccentric anomaly
118.57776°
Mean motion
0.248 °/min
Orbital period
1,451.64 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1992 (1992-08-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-04-08 09:47:35.888Z | 180.127° SSW | 2026-04-09 01:40:35.888Z | 184.382° SSW | 40.41° | 2026-04-09 09:47:35.888Z | 185.351° SSW |
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