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
Orbit
Country
LU / SESRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-601HP, X/R-4D11-300
Mass
~3,550 kg wet, ~1,950 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Wing, 13.0 m
Radar Cross Section
80.002 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 ASTRA 2A
1 25462U 98050A 25346.55600146 -.00000237 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 25462 6.6310 71.1872 0020504 69.3771 296.8690 0.98663555 44439Epoch: 2025-12-12T13:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T13:20:38.526Z)
Latitude
0.71472°
Longitude
155.52547°
Altitude
36,203.44 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 08m 43s
True Declination
0° 42' 50"
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
07:30:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,331.986 km
Perigee altitude
36,157.198 km
Semi-major axis
42,622.729 km
Eccentricity
0.00205
Inclination
6.631°
RAAN
71.1872°
Arg. of periapsis
69.3771°
True anomaly
296.65916°
Mean anomaly
296.869°
Eccentric anomaly
296.76411°
Mean motion
0.24665 °/min
Orbital period
1,459.56 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 1998 (1998-08-30 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.ASTRA 2A Visibility
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25462 neighbors
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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