Key statistics
Satellite BRAZILSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
14826
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BRAZILSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BRAZILSAT 1
International designator: 1985-015B
Object number (NORAD): 15561
Object ID (CCSDS): 15561
Country: BRAZIL (BRAZ)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1446.456 minutes
Inclination: 14.2733 deg
SMA: 42367.252 km
Apoapsis: 36000.139 km
Periapsis: 35978.096 km
RAAN: 346.9583 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00026015
Argument of periapsis: 288.3897 deg
Mean anomaly: 64.3223 deg
Mean motion: 0.99553679 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000094 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 10, 2025, 4:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 11:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BRAZILSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 15561U 85015B 25252.47044720 -.00000094 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 15561 14.2733 346.9583 0002601 288.3897 64.3223 0.99553679 43541
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BRAZILSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Geostationary communications satellites
BRAZILSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 3 | Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1’, on board a Ariane 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 8, 1985, 11:22 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 3 | Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 8, 1985, 11:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 3
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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