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ARABSAT 2A

retiredgeo
Live GEO trackerBrowse UNCLASSIFIED

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
23948 / 1996-040A
Constellation
UNCLASSIFIED
Object type
PAYLOAD
Country / owner
AB
Operator
Various

Launch

Launch date
09 Jul 1996
Launch site
N/A
Launch vehicle
N/A
Decay date
In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period
1451.23 min
Inclination
14.34°
Apoapsis
36106 km
Periapsis
36059 km
Mean altitude
36082 km
Semi-major axis
42453 km
Eccentricity
0.00055

Live state

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TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch
10/22/2026, 4:38:01 AM
Source
Space-Track
1 23948U 96040A   26295.19307325 -.00000107  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 23948  14.3354   8.0816 0005525 204.1573 168.0387  0.99226313110123