Showing default

ASTRA 2F, 38778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTRA 2F, 38778 is a payload satellite owned by SES (LU) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Sep 2012 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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.

Not visible in the next 10 days

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/38778?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/38778?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

38778, 2012-051A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (LU / SES)

Manufacturer

EADS/Bremen

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D?

Mass

5,968 kg wet, 2,660 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-09-28 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 19.5 m

Radar Cross Section

40.093 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ASTRA 2F
1 38778U 12051A   25215.92128223  .00000159  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 38778   0.0927 258.8934 0003140 285.1870 128.4956  1.00272091 37952

Epoch: 2025-08-03T22:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-03T22:06:38.784Z)

Latitude

0.05567°

Longitude

28.21097°

Altitude

35,794.261 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 50m 26s

True Declination

0° 03' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.05939°

Longitude

-144.47039°

Altitude

35,776.42 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 37m 37s

Apparent Declination

-5° 08' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:26:36

Azimuth

58.877° ENE

Elevation

-38.544°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,800.82 km

Perigee altitude

35,774.34 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.717 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

0.0927°

RAAN

258.8934°

Arg. of periapsis

285.187°

True anomaly

128.52375°

Mean anomaly

128.4956°

Eccentric anomaly

128.50968°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

BSTAR

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 2012 (2012-09-28 UTC)

GSAT 10, 38779

ARIANE 5 R/B, 38780

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 38781 (Decayed)

ASTRA 2F Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

ASTRA 2F is likely not visible in the next few days

Loading historical data...

38778 neighbors

Authenticating...

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out ASTRA 2F, 38778 on other resources

View ASTRA 2F, 38778 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View ASTRA 2F, 38778 on Heavens-Above

View ASTRA 2F, 38778 on Keep Track

View ASTRA 2F, 38778 on Celestrak

View ASTRA 2F, 38778 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.