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ARSAT 2, 40941

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARSAT 2, 40941 is a payload satellite owned by AR-SAT (AR) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Sep 2015 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.

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Identifier

40941, 2015-054B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / ARGN

Related business

Argentine Satellite Solutions Company AR-SAT SA (ARSAT) (AR)

Manufacturer

INVAP

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ARSAT-BUS, S400

Mass

2,977 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-30 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.2 m

Radar Cross Section

17.458 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 ARSAT 2
1 40941U 15054B   25348.25774334 -.00000207  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40941   0.0147  12.6040 0001830 248.2556 194.1025  1.00272026 37450

Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:11:09.024Z)

Latitude

0.03048°

Longitude

-81.01311°

Altitude

35,793.529 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 19m 47s

True Declination

0° 01' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:17:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.314 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.881 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.735 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

0.0147°

RAAN

12.604°

Arg. of periapsis

248.2556°

True anomaly

194.09739°

Mean anomaly

194.1025°

Eccentric anomaly

194.09995°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2015 (2015-09-30 UTC)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40942

SKY MUSTER, 40940

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40943 (Decayed)

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ARSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-12-14 19:43:26.670Z	145.095° SSE	2025-12-15 07:40:26.670Z	145.094° SSE	31.386°	2025-12-15 19:43:26.670Z	145.098° SSE

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ARSAT 2, 40941

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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