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
Orbit
Country
ABRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 13.2 m
Radar Cross Section
22.988 m², Large (>1 m²)
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0 ARABSAT 2A
1 23948U 96040A 26171.18337036 -.00000038 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 23948 14.2579 9.0141 0003222 127.3973 224.2033 0.99229002108886Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:24:03.199Z)
Latitude
-2.07019°
Longitude
26.43867°
Altitude
36,091.097 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 03m 24s
True Declination
-2° 04' 05"
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
01:06:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,096.132 km
Perigee altitude
36,068.77 km
Semi-major axis
42,460.588 km
Eccentricity
0.00032
Inclination
14.2579°
RAAN
9.0141°
Arg. of periapsis
127.3973°
True anomaly
224.17757°
Mean anomaly
224.2033°
Eccentric anomaly
224.19043°
Mean motion
0.24806 °/min
Orbital period
1,451.24 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1996 (1996-07-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ARABSAT 2A Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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