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ANIK F1, 26624

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ANIK F1, 26624 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat (CA) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 21 Nov 2000 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
26624, 2000-076A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702HP, R-4D-14-350
Mass
4,852 kg wet, 2,950 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2000-11-21 (25 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 44L
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 22.8 m
Radar Cross Section
67.277 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 ANIK F1
1 26624U 00076A   25201.87458639 -.00000226  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 26624   4.3362  78.8841 0006199 161.6284 182.6945  0.98960519 39788
Epoch: 2025-07-20T20:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-20T20:59:24.264Z)
Latitude
-1.16677°
Longitude
169.5158°
Altitude
36,184.218 km
Speed
3.059 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 13m 01s
True Declination
-1° 09' 56"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
3.46276°
Longitude
-47.49437°
Altitude
36,135.677 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 18m 32s
Apparent Declination
-2° 01' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:34:01
Azimuth
270.926° WNW
Elevation
-4.27°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,185.665 km
Perigee altitude
36,132.927 km
Semi-major axis
42,537.433 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
4.3362°
RAAN
78.8841°
Arg. of periapsis
161.6284°
True anomaly
182.69116°
Mean anomaly
182.6945°
Eccentric anomaly
182.69283°
Mean motion
0.24739 °/min
Orbital period
1,455.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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