Key statistics
Satellite NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R) at a glance.
Uptime
12869
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: 1446.864 minutes
Inclination: 14.6345 deg
SMA: 42375.222 km
Apoapsis: 36045.772 km
Periapsis: 35948.402 km
RAAN: 5.5137 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011489
Argument of periapsis: 137.1668 deg
Mean anomaly: 214.1743 deg
Mean motion: 0.99525594 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R)
TLE line 1: 1 20570U 90034A 25187.53996720 .00000061 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 20570 14.6345 5.5137 0011489 137.1668 214.1743 0.99525594 42843
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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