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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

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (JP / JPN)

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 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5G

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 16.1 m

Radar Cross Section

21.750 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 BSAT-2A
1 26720U 01011B   25184.15881376  .00000029  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 26720   9.9872  50.6122 0003521 158.4692 339.1912  0.99178288 88518

Epoch: 2025-07-03T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T03:48:41.508Z)

Latitude

6.72277°

Longitude

-149.8951°

Altitude

36,080.97 km

Speed

3.065 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 49s

True Declination

6° 42' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.48057°

Longitude

-179.05599°

Altitude

36,085.11 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 16m 27s

Apparent Declination

4° 17' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:52:38

Azimuth

248.486° W

Elevation

29.809°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,111.927 km

Perigee altitude

36,082.016 km

Semi-major axis

42,475.108 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

9.9872°

RAAN

50.6122°

Arg. of periapsis

158.4692°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

339.1912°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24794 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.98 mins

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

EUTE 28A (EB 1), 26719

ARIANE 5 R/B, 26721

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 26722

BSAT-2A Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
1440 mins	2025-07-04 02:03:44.841Z	248.47° W	2025-07-04 02:03:44.841Z	248.47° W	26.426°	2025-07-05 02:03:44.841Z	251.911° W

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