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BSAT-2A, 26720

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BSAT-2A, 26720 is a payload satellite owned by BSAT (JP) 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

26720, 2001-011B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (JP / JPN)

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)

2001-03-08 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5G

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 16.1 m

Radar Cross Section

21.750 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 BSAT-2A
1 26720U 01011B   25193.80873980 -.00000200  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 26720  10.0076  50.5272 0003952 158.3683 184.9252  0.99181759 88609

Epoch: 2025-07-12T19:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T19:24:35.118Z)

Latitude

-2.87951°

Longitude

171.96981°

Altitude

36,111.553 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 16m 13s

True Declination

-2° 52' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.98968°

Longitude

136.01123°

Altitude

36,110.169 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 25m 41s

Apparent Declination

-13° 20' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:37:26

Azimuth

261.514° W

Elevation

-10.738°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,112.766 km

Perigee altitude

36,079.194 km

Semi-major axis

42,474.117 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

10.0076°

RAAN

50.5272°

Arg. of periapsis

158.3683°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

184.9252°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24795 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.93 mins

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2001 (2001-03-08 UTC)

EUTE 28A (EB 1), 26719

ARIANE 5 R/B, 26721

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 26722

BSAT-2A Visibility

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