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AFRICASAT 1 (MEASAT 1), 23765

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AFRICASAT 1 (MEASAT 1), 23765 is a payload satellite owned by Binariang (MY) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 12 Jan 1996 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

23765, 1996-002B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MY / MALA)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, STAR 30C?

Mass

1,450 kg wet, 592 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-01-12 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 7.8 m

Radar Cross Section

15.378 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 AFRICASAT 1 (MEASAT 1)
1 23765U 96002B   25121.89419679 -.00000033  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 23765  11.8036  32.3187 0004177 328.2639 210.8026  0.99062787106767

Epoch: 2025-05-01T21:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T21:27:38.602Z)

Latitude

0.17775°

Longitude

29.42967°

Altitude

36,143.77 km

Speed

3.061 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 05m 35s

True Declination

0° 10' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

5.73701°

Longitude

-121.01762°

Altitude

36,119.174 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 22m 14s

Apparent Declination

0° 13' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:17:47

Azimuth

56.128° ENE

Elevation

-33.39°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,147.716 km

Perigee altitude

36,112.205 km

Semi-major axis

42,508.097 km

Eccentricity

0.0004177

Inclination

11.8036°

RAAN

32.3187°

Arg. of periapsis

328.2639°

True anomaly

210.7781°

Mean anomaly

210.8026°

Eccentric anomaly

210.79035°

Mean motion

0.24765 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1453.67 mins

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1996 (1996-01-12 UTC)

INTELSAT 3R (PAS 3R), 23764

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23766

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 23767 (Decayed)

AFRICASAT 1 (MEASAT 1) Visibility forecast

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