ABS 2A, 41588
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ABS 2A, 41588 is a payload satellite owned by ABS (HK) (AE) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jun 2016 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Country
AE / ABSRelated business
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702SP, XIPS-25
Mass
1,954 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 20.0 m
Radar Cross Section
33.227 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ABS 2A
1 41588U 16038A 26285.10284421 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 41588 0.0242 221.0039 0001729 279.8636 351.5532 1.00267733 37882Epoch: 2026-10-12T02:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-12T02:28:05.739Z)
Latitude
-0.04977°
Longitude
74.68453°
Altitude
35,780.04 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 49m 34s
True Declination
0° 02' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:14:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,796.092 km
Perigee altitude
35,781.511 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.938 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
0.0242°
RAAN
221.0039°
Arg. of periapsis
279.8636°
True anomaly
351.55029°
Mean anomaly
351.5532°
Eccentric anomaly
351.55174°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.21 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2016 (2016-06-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ABS 2A Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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