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BSAT-2A

NORAD 26720· COSPAR 2001-011B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· IGSO
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 2026-09-08 07:00 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
JAXA
Country
Japan
Manufacturer
Launched
Mar 8, 2001
Mass
Apogee
36,130 km
Perigee
36,078 km
Inclination
10.91°
Period
1.01 d

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for BSAT-2A across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.6 km
Rate
+0.04 km/day
Now
36078 × 36130 km
361043613036078Aug 26Sep 9
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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