ASTRA

NORAD 38778 · COSPAR 2012-051A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4262 @ 35768 x 35804 km x 0.0589 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 10:52 UTC Â· 13.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ASTRA 2F
1 38778U 12051A 26316.45334873 .00000161 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 38778 0.0589 260.3692 0004294 323.9258 18.7433 1.00272792042626

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 28th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SES S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

EADS Astrium

Launch mass

6,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0589Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35768 km

Apogee

35804 km

Eccentricity

0.0004294

RAAN

260.3692Â°

Arg of Perigee

323.9258Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272792 rev/d