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ARABSAT 2B, 24652

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARABSAT 2B, 24652 is a payload satellite owned by Arabsat (SA) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 13 Nov 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

24652, 1996-063A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) (SA)

Manufacturer

Ae/Cannes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 3000, S400

Mass

2,661 kg wet, 1,108 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-11-13 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 13.2 m

Radar Cross Section

22.988 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 ARABSAT 2B
1 24652U 96063A   25280.50841361 -.00000316  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 24652  10.0395  51.1149 0005717 147.9533 140.8850  0.99415884105945

Epoch: 2025-10-07T12:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-07T12:12:06.935Z)

Latitude

-9.48484°

Longitude

140.80719°

Altitude

36,048.493 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 40m 55s

True Declination

-9° 28' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:49:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,053.516 km

Perigee altitude

36,005.028 km

Semi-major axis

42,407.409 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

10.0395°

RAAN

51.1149°

Arg. of periapsis

147.9533°

True anomaly

140.92631°

Mean anomaly

140.885°

Eccentric anomaly

140.90566°

Mean motion

0.24853 °/min

Orbital period

1,448.51 mins

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1996 (1996-11-13 UTC)

MEASAT 2, 24653

ARIANE 44L R/B, 24654

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 24655 (Decayed)

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ARABSAT 2B, 24652

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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