ALSAT-2B

NORAD 41786· COSPAR 2016-059D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Sep 26, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV.

PSLV | SCATSat-1 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:38 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

—

Country

Algeria

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Sep 26, 2016

Mass

—

Apogee

663 km

Perigee

661 km

Inclination

97.98°

Period

1.63 h

Altitude history

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

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

661 × 663 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.

Launched with

4 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2016-059 (PSLV | SCATSat-1).

PISAT · 41784
ALSAT-1B · 41785
PATHFINDER 1 · 41787
SCATSAT 1 · 41790

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