Key statistics
Satellite GSTAR 1 at a glance.
Uptime
14608
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GSTAR 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GSTAR 1
International designator: 1985-035A
Object number (NORAD): 15677
Object ID (CCSDS): 15677
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.078 minutes
Inclination: 14.4761 deg
SMA: 42164.369 km
Apoapsis: 35810.344 km
Periapsis: 35762.125 km
RAAN: 351.8182 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005718
Argument of periapsis: 118.5252 deg
Mean anomaly: 79.1739 deg
Mean motion: 1.00273079 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000122 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 4:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GSTAR 1
TLE line 1: 1 15677U 85035A 25125.19890536 -.00000122 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 15677 14.4761 351.8182 0005718 118.5252 79.1739 1.00273079121115
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GSTAR 1.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellites
GSTAR 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 3 | Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B’, on board a Ariane 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 8, 1985, 1:15 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 3 | Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 8, 1985, 1:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 3
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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