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MEASAT 2, 24653

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MEASAT 2, 24653 is a payload satellite owned by Binariang (MY) 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

24653, 1996-063B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MY / MALA)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, STAR 30C?

Mass

1,512 kg wet, 646 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-11-13 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 7.8 m

Radar Cross Section

15.378 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 MEASAT 2
1 24653U 96063B   25128.88685792  .00000038  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 24653  11.6508  31.9570 0004173 177.5437   0.4070  0.99657227104257

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:17:04.524Z)

Latitude

0.3964°

Longitude

23.74145°

Altitude

35,941.499 km

Speed

3.07 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 59m 50s

True Declination

0° 23' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

11.19703°

Longitude

-80.76071°

Altitude

35,962.795 km

Speed

3.068 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 21m 58s

Apparent Declination

5° 18' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:34:22

Azimuth

56.123° ENE

Elevation

-26.792°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,978.433 km

Perigee altitude

35,943.097 km

Semi-major axis

42,338.902 km

Eccentricity

0.0004173

Inclination

11.6508°

RAAN

31.957°

Arg. of periapsis

177.5437°

True anomaly

0.40734°

Mean anomaly

0.407°

Eccentric anomaly

0.40717°

Mean motion

0.24913 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1445 mins

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

ARABSAT 2B, 24652

ARIANE 44L R/B, 24654

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 24655 (Decayed)

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