Spacecraft information: BSAT-1B

Launch Details
Launched 27 April 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 25312
COSPAR ID 1998-024B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.433°
Eccentricity 0.00035
RA ascending node 2.989 hr
Argument perigee 275.502°
Mean anomaly 291.537°
Orbital period 1452.821 min
Epoch of osculation 20 May 2026, 18:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36105.7 km
Mean Altitude 36120.4 km
Peak Altitude 36135.1 km

Launched alongside

NILESAT 101 ARIANE 44P R/B ARIANE DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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