BSAT-2A
Launch
Launched on Mar 8, 2001 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 G.
Ariane 5 G | Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 17:32 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Mar 8, 2001
Mass
—
Apogee
36,137 km
Perigee
36,071 km
Inclination
11.00°
Period
1.01 d
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for BSAT-2A across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
36071 × 36137 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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