PALAPA C2, 23864
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PALAPA C2, 23864 is an Indonesian payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 May 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-601, R-4D-11-300
Mass
2,989 kg wet, 1,669 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.0 m
Radar Cross Section
25.555 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 PALAPA C2
1 23864U 96030A 25200.84045302 -.00000212 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 23864 11.0440 41.2278 0008926 105.7458 87.6464 0.99004388106423Epoch: 2025-07-19T20:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T20:10:15.14Z)
Latitude
-2.56286°
Longitude
-5.9452°
Altitude
36,144.227 km
Speed
3.062 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 37m 57s
True Declination
-2° 33' 37"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-6.90337°
Longitude
122.5891°
Altitude
36,177.237 km
Speed
3.059 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 37m 52s
Apparent Declination
-11° 59' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:39:34
Azimuth
90.088° ESE
Elevation
-18.792°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,184.64 km
Perigee altitude
36,108.724 km
Semi-major axis
42,524.819 km
Eccentricity
0.00089
Inclination
11.044°
RAAN
41.2278°
Arg. of periapsis
105.7458°
True anomaly
87.7486°
Mean anomaly
87.6464°
Eccentric anomaly
87.6975°
Mean motion
0.2475 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.53 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1996 (1996-05-16 UTC)
PALAPA C2 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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