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PALAPA C2, 23864

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PALAPA C2, 23864 is a 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

23864, 1996-030A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Indosat Ooredoo (ID)

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)

1996-05-16 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 20 m

Radar Cross Section

25.555 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 PALAPA C2
1 23864U 96030A   25141.40428852 -.00000010  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 23864  10.9350  41.6896 0006748  85.1478 163.9281  0.98999723105838

Epoch: 2025-05-21T09:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T09:42:10.528Z)

Latitude

-10.22393°

Longitude

-94.39582°

Altitude

36,176.035 km

Speed

3.06 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 21m 44s

True Declination

-10° 12' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.13189°

Longitude

-95.74916°

Altitude

36,175.842 km

Speed

3.06 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 19m 33s

Apparent Declination

-17° 19' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:51:56

Azimuth

172.192° S

Elevation

32.398°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,176.716 km

Perigee altitude

36,119.322 km

Semi-major axis

42,526.156 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

10.935°

RAAN

41.6896°

Arg. of periapsis

85.1478°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

163.9281°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24749 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1996 (1996-05-16 UTC)

INTELSAT 24 (AMOS 1), 23865

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23866

ARIANE 44L+3 DEB (SPELDA, 23867

PALAPA C2 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	2025-05-22 09:51:17.998Z	172.195° S	2025-05-22 23:29:17.998Z	172.222° S	39.669°	2025-05-23 09:51:17.998Z	178.095° S

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