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
Country
Unknown / INDORelated business
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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 PALAPA C2
1 23864U 96030A 25249.89490456 -.00000256 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 23864 11.1351 40.8312 0009370 119.6625 277.9270 0.99003508106919Epoch: 2025-09-06T21:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-06T21:28:39.753Z)
Latitude
6.73153°
Longitude
129.37878°
Altitude
36,139.429 km
Speed
3.062 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 11m 03s
True Declination
6° 43' 29"
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
12:04:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,186.779 km
Perigee altitude
36,107.087 km
Semi-major axis
42,525.07 km
Eccentricity
0.00094
Inclination
11.1351°
RAAN
40.8312°
Arg. of periapsis
119.6625°
True anomaly
277.82064°
Mean anomaly
277.927°
Eccentric anomaly
277.87382°
Mean motion
0.2475 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.54 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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