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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

26720, 2001-011B

Orbit

GEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (JP)

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)

2001-03-08 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5G

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.1 m

Radar Cross Section

21.750 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 BSAT-2A
1 26720U 01011B   25340.06124539 -.00000242  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 26720  10.3222  49.2417 0008575 205.5814 158.1450  0.99179393 90065

Epoch: 2025-12-06T01:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T01:28:11.601Z)

Latitude

0.69193°

Longitude

-44.20568°

Altitude

36,129.073 km

Speed

3.061 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 31m 44s

True Declination

0° 41' 28"

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

16:15:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,133.075 km

Perigee altitude

36,060.23 km

Semi-major axis

42,474.79 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

10.3222°

RAAN

49.2417°

Arg. of periapsis

205.5814°

True anomaly

158.18154°

Mean anomaly

158.145°

Eccentric anomaly

158.16327°

Mean motion

0.24794 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.97 mins

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 2001 (2001-03-08 UTC)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 26721

EUTE 28A (EB 1), 26719

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 26722

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BSAT-2A 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.
1192 mins	2025-12-06 22:20:26.319Z	117.301° SE	2025-12-07 07:22:26.319Z	104.83° ESE	22.681°	2025-12-07 18:12:26.319Z	122.105° SE

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BSAT-2A, 26720

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T01:28:11.601Z)

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