Key statistics
Satellite NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R) at a glance.
Uptime
13029
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.7
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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: 1446.742 minutes
Inclination: 14.6884 deg
SMA: 42372.844 km
Apoapsis: 36031.444 km
Periapsis: 35957.973 km
RAAN: 4.3179 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00086695
Argument of periapsis: 162.6724 deg
Mean anomaly: 256.7115 deg
Mean motion: 0.99533975 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 11:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NEWSAT-1 (PALAPA B2R)
TLE line 1: 1 20570U 90034A 25347.47781137 -.00000190 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 20570 14.6884 4.3179 0008669 162.6724 256.7115 0.99533975 44441
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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