Key statistics
Satellite BRAZILSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
14880
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.2
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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: 1446.537 minutes
Inclination: 14.242 deg
SMA: 42368.842 km
Apoapsis: 36009.938 km
Periapsis: 35971.476 km
RAAN: 346.5509 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004539
Argument of periapsis: 294.5599 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.5248 deg
Mean motion: 0.99548076 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000074 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 4, 2025, 2:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 4, 2025, 6:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BRAZILSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 15561U 85015B 25308.25756433 .00000074 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 15561 14.2420 346.5509 0004539 294.5599 251.5248 0.99548076 44103
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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