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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

1 day ago

Origin

Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) (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 1 day ago

0 ARABSAT 2A
1 23948U 96040A   25186.54499551 -.00000015  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 23948  14.0378  11.5518 0005539 132.8719 236.2227  0.99225691105424

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:04:47.612Z)

Latitude

2.18503°

Longitude

-99.65523°

Altitude

36,094.714 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 21m 17s

True Declination

2° 10' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.46254°

Longitude

-81.53637°

Altitude

36,087.49 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 34m 18s

Apparent Declination

1° 04' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:29:42

Azimuth

178.167° S

Elevation

51.151°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,106.918 km

Perigee altitude

36,059.879 km

Semi-major axis

42,461.535 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

14.0378°

RAAN

11.5518°

Arg. of periapsis

132.8719°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.2227°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24806 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.29 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°

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	2025-07-06 14:30:52.591Z	178.168° S	2025-07-06 18:44:52.591Z	177.549° S	40.834°	2025-07-07 14:30:52.591Z	184.793° SSW

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