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SKY MUSTER 2, 41794

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKY MUSTER 2, 41794 is a payload satellite owned by NBN (AU) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Oct 2016 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

41794, 2016-060B

Orbit

GEO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

NBN Co. Ltd. (nbn, National Broadband Network Co.) (AU)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D?

Mass

6,405 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-10-05 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.0 m

Radar Cross Section

48.493 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 SKY MUSTER 2
1 41794U 16060B   25310.20878096 -.00000234  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 41794   0.0134 278.0916 0001757 307.1848  40.4006  1.00270578 33289

Epoch: 2025-11-06T05:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T05:00:38.674Z)

Latitude

-0.00541°

Longitude

144.82212°

Altitude

35,780.749 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 42m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 19"

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

18:59:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.412 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.595 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.141 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

0.0134°

RAAN

278.0916°

Arg. of periapsis

307.1848°

True anomaly

40.41365°

Mean anomaly

40.4006°

Eccentric anomaly

40.40713°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2016 (2016-10-05 UTC)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 41795

GSAT 18, 41793

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 41796 (Decayed)

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SKY MUSTER 2, 41794

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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