BSAT-2A, 26720
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BSAT-2A, 26720 is a payload satellite owned by BSAT (JP) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Mar 2001 UTC via an ARIANE 5G 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
OSCD?
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
OSC STAR 1, STAR 30CBP
Mass
1,317 kg wet, 490 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 8.1 m
Radar Cross Section
21.750 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 BSAT-2A
1 26720U 01011B 25257.45062473 -.00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 26720 10.1433 49.9560 0006874 171.8088 215.2995 0.99176455 89244Epoch: 2025-09-14T10:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T10:48:53.976Z)
Latitude
4.58364°
Longitude
-79.25388°
Altitude
36,119.296 km
Speed
3.062 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 06m 33s
True Declination
4° 34' 45"
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
23:06:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,126.691 km
Perigee altitude
36,068.295 km
Semi-major axis
42,475.63 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
10.1433°
RAAN
49.956°
Arg. of periapsis
171.8088°
True anomaly
215.25401°
Mean anomaly
215.2995°
Eccentric anomaly
215.27675°
Mean motion
0.24793 °/min
Orbital period
1,452.01 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2001 (2001-03-08 UTC)
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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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-15 06:28:37.072Z | 149.442° SSE | 2025-09-15 15:12:37.072Z | 141.4° SSE | 37.03° | 2025-09-16 06:28:37.072Z | 154.327° SSE |
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