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ASTRA 2A, 25462

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTRA 2A, 25462 is a payload satellite owned by SES (LU) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 30 Aug 1998 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

25462, 1998-050A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (LU / SES)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601HP, X/R-4D11-300

Mass

~3,550 kg wet, ~1,950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1998-08-30 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Wing, 25.97 m

Radar Cross Section

80.002 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ASTRA 2A
1 25462U 98050A   25131.65876740 -.00000206  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 25462   6.0815  73.6376 0016950  46.3803 307.8991  0.98916808 42303

Epoch: 2025-05-11T15:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T15:48:37.503Z)

Latitude

-0.60395°

Longitude

-39.04874°

Altitude

36,126.145 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 31m 09s

True Declination

0° 36' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.33193°

Longitude

143.50269°

Altitude

36,216.85 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 06m 11s

Apparent Declination

-5° 22' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:25:55

Azimuth

107.192° ESE

Elevation

11.552°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,243.94 km

Perigee altitude

36,099.695 km

Semi-major axis

42,549.954 km

Eccentricity

0.001695

Inclination

6.0815°

RAAN

73.6376°

Arg. of periapsis

46.3803°

True anomaly

307.74563°

Mean anomaly

307.8991°

Eccentric anomaly

307.82239°

Mean motion

0.24728 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1455.82 mins

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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 1998 (1998-08-30 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 25463 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 25464 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 25465

SL-12 DEB, 25466 (Decayed)

ASTRA 2A Visibility forecast

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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.
99 mins	2025-05-12 04:05:38.702Z	107.206° ESE	2025-05-12 04:05:38.702Z	107.206° ESE	11.317°	2025-05-12 05:44:38.702Z	109.539° ESE
857 mins	2025-05-12 13:48:38.702Z	111.995° ESE	2025-05-12 22:49:38.702Z	105.407° ESE	17.567°	2025-05-13 04:05:38.702Z	110.485° ESE

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