BSAT-4A, 42951
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BSAT-4A, 42951 is a payload satellite owned by BSAT (JP) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Sep 2017 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
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LS-1300, R-4D
Mass
3,520 kg wet, ~1,800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 12.4 m
Radar Cross Section
33.343 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 BSAT-4A
1 42951U 17059B 26261.06989273 -.00000354 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 42951 0.0546 1.2949 0001602 103.8409 26.8637 1.00271418 32738Epoch: 2026-09-18T01:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T01:40:38.731Z)
Latitude
0.03201°
Longitude
109.83862°
Altitude
35,780.168 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 47m 59s
True Declination
0° 01' 55"
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
03:56:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.523 km
Perigee altitude
35,781.013 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.905 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
0.0546°
RAAN
1.2949°
Arg. of periapsis
103.8409°
True anomaly
26.872°
Mean anomaly
26.8637°
Eccentric anomaly
26.86785°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 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.BSAT-4A Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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