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ARABSAT 2A, 23948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARABSAT 2A, 23948 is a payload satellite owned by Arabsat (SA) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Jul 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

23948, 1996-040A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) (SA / AB)

Manufacturer

Ae/Cannes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 3000, S400

Mass

2,617 kg wet, 1,108 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-07-09 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 26.3 m

Radar Cross Section

22.988 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ARABSAT 2A
1 23948U 96040A   25123.89365292 -.00000325  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 23948  14.0000  11.9997 0002953 104.6538 203.3297  0.99230904104798

Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:26Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T21:26:51.612Z)

Latitude

-10.99808°

Longitude

137.08273°

Altitude

36,094.134 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 23m 18s

True Declination

-10° 59' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

13.82718°

Longitude

-91.32895°

Altitude

36,068.511 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 47m 32s

Apparent Declination

7° 51' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:10:54

Azimuth

300.717° NW

Elevation

-20.919°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,094.45 km

Perigee altitude

36,069.373 km

Semi-major axis

42,460.049 km

Eccentricity

0.0002953

Inclination

14°

RAAN

11.9997°

Arg. of periapsis

104.6538°

True anomaly

203.3163°

Mean anomaly

203.3297°

Eccentric anomaly

203.323°

Mean motion

0.24807 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1451.21 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1996 (1996-07-09 UTC)

TURKSAT 1C, 23949

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23950

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 23951 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44L+3 DEB, 48421

ARABSAT 2A Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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