BSAT-2A, 26720
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BSAT-2A, 26720 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Mar 2001 UTC via an ARIANE 5G 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OSCD?
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
OSC STAR 1, STAR 30CBP
Mass
1,317 kg wet, 490 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 16.1 m
Radar Cross Section
21.750 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 BSAT-2A
1 26720U 01011B 25142.44141836 -.00000082 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 26720 9.9007 50.9707 0001998 188.4150 173.8076 0.99180019 88102Epoch: 2025-05-22T10:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-22T10:35:38.546Z)
Latitude
0.39911°
Longitude
13.93602°
Altitude
36,103.41 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 32m 37s
True Declination
0° 23' 55"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
5.47881°
Longitude
44.92396°
Altitude
36,102.08 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 59m 35s
Apparent Declination
0° 01' 28"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:59:05
Azimuth
69.598° E
Elevation
-22.656°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2001 (2001-03-08 UTC)
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