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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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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ARSAT 2
1 40941U 15054B   26062.14280992 -.00000240  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 40941   0.0369  76.2292 0002091 254.2258 160.8463  1.00271172 38242

Epoch: 2026-03-03T03:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-03T03:25:38.777Z)

Latitude

0.02484°

Longitude

-80.99272°

Altitude

35,794.623 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 45m 22s

True Declination

0° 01' 29"

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

19:00:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.654 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.02 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.974 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

0.0369°

RAAN

76.2292°

Arg. of periapsis

254.2258°

True anomaly

160.85416°

Mean anomaly

160.8463°

Eccentric anomaly

160.85023°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40942

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40943 (Decayed)

SKY MUSTER, 40940

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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	2026-03-03 15:15:08.373Z	145.113° SSE	2026-03-04 08:26:08.373Z	145.09° SSE	31.397°	2026-03-04 15:15:08.373Z	145.119° SSE

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ARSAT 2, 40941

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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