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PAKSAT 1 (ANATOLIA 1), 23779

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PAKSAT 1 (ANATOLIA 1), 23779 is a Pakistani payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Feb 1996 UTC via an ATLAS IIAS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

23779, 1996-006A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

Indosat Ooredoo (Unknown / PAKI)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601, R-4D-11-300

Mass

2,989 kg wet, ~1,600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-02-01 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS IIAS

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.0 m

Radar Cross Section

25.555 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 PAKSAT 1 (ANATOLIA 1)
1 23779U 96006A   25218.41572505 -.00000205  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 23779  10.2038  48.6335 0007686 153.8645  66.7995  0.99599178107717

Epoch: 2025-08-06T09:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-06T09:58:38.644Z)

Latitude

-6.64156°

Longitude

164.06898°

Altitude

35,964.216 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 41s

True Declination

-6° 38' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.39886°

Longitude

110.43907°

Altitude

35,943.841 km

Speed

3.07 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 54m 53s

Apparent Declination

-3° 04' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:30:17

Azimuth

273.329° WNW

Elevation

-8.763°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,009.783 km

Perigee altitude

35,944.674 km

Semi-major axis

42,355.365 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

10.2038°

RAAN

48.6335°

Arg. of periapsis

153.8645°

True anomaly

66.88048°

Mean anomaly

66.7995°

Eccentric anomaly

66.83999°

Mean motion

0.24899 °/min

Orbital period

1,445.85 mins

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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 1996 (1996-02-01 UTC)

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B, 23780 (Decayed)

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