Spacecraft information: AFRICASAT-2

Launch Details
Launched 12 November 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Malaysia
NORAD ID 24653
COSPAR ID 1996-063B
Alternative names MEASAT-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.989°
Eccentricity 0.00070
RA ascending node 2.022 hr
Argument perigee 205.509°
Mean anomaly 166.336°
Orbital period 1445.045 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 04:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35939.2 km
Mean Altitude 35968.7 km
Peak Altitude 35998.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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