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INSAT 2B, 22724

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INSAT 2B, 22724 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 22 Jul 1993 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

22724, 1993-048B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

ISRO

Mission

Non-operational Civil Com/Cal

Bus & Motor

I2K, ISRO LAM

Mass

1,931 kg wet, 916 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-07-22 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 11.5 m

Radar Cross Section

14.695 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 INSAT 2B
1 22724U 93048B   25236.47564745  .00000024  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 22724  14.3585   4.8126 0017871 208.7934 167.3042  0.99967305117610

Epoch: 2025-08-24T11:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-24T11:24:55.939Z)

Latitude

3.94537°

Longitude

-123.75801°

Altitude

35,944.818 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 21m 52s

True Declination

3° 56' 29"

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

11:49:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,948.648 km

Perigee altitude

35,797.633 km

Semi-major axis

42,251.277 km

Eccentricity

0.00179

Inclination

14.3585°

RAAN

4.8126°

Arg. of periapsis

208.7934°

True anomaly

167.34911°

Mean anomaly

167.3042°

Eccentric anomaly

167.32666°

Mean motion

0.24991 °/min

Orbital period

1,440.52 mins

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1993 (1993-07-22 UTC)

HISPASAT 1B, 22723

ARIANE 44L+ R/B, 22725

ARIANE 44L+ DEB (SPELDA), 22726 (Decayed)

INSAT 2B 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	2025-08-25 20:32:15.401Z	212.355° SW	2025-08-26 16:37:15.401Z	221.18° SW	38.794°	2025-08-26 20:32:15.401Z	213.987° SW

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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INSAT 2B, 22724

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE from 1 day ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-24T11:24:55.939Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1993 (1993-07-22 UTC)

INSAT 2B Visibility forecast

22724 neighbors

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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