Key statistics
Satellite JCSAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
12973
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
15.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for JCSAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: JCSAT 2
International designator: 1990-001B
Object number (NORAD): 20402
Object ID (CCSDS): 20402
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1461.342 minutes
Inclination: 15.7034 deg
SMA: 42657.433 km
Apoapsis: 36520.278 km
Periapsis: 36038.317 km
RAAN: 13.9008 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0056492
Argument of periapsis: 316.7505 deg
Mean anomaly: 32.6636 deg
Mean motion: 0.98539576 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000136 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 4:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 JCSAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 20402U 90001B 25189.67293817 -.00000136 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 20402 15.7034 13.9008 0056492 316.7505 32.6636 0.98539576111948
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite JCSAT 2.
Associated space launch
British and Japanese geostatioary communications satellites
JCSAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Commercial Titan III | Skynet 4A & JCSat 2’, on board a Commercial Titan III space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 1, 1990, 12:07 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Commercial Titan III | Skynet 4A & JCSat 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 1, 1990, 12:07 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Commercial Titan III
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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