Key statistics
Satellite NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R) at a glance.
Uptime
12815
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R)
International designator: 1990-034A
Object number (NORAD): 20570
Object ID (CCSDS): 20570
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 1446.792 minutes
Inclination: 14.6174 deg
SMA: 42373.811 km
Apoapsis: 36039.584 km
Periapsis: 35951.768 km
RAAN: 5.9172 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010362
Argument of periapsis: 131.6324 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.9219 deg
Mean motion: 0.99530566 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 6:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R)
TLE line 1: 1 20570U 90034A 25133.77784808 .00000001 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 20570 14.6174 5.9172 0010362 131.6324 35.9219 0.99530566 42317
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Indonesian geostationary communications satellite
NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 6925-8 | Palapa B2R’, on board a Delta 6925-8 space rocket.
The launch took place on April 13, 1990, 10:28 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 6925-8 | Palapa B2R
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 13, 1990, 10:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 6925-8
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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