Key statistics
Satellite MACSAT 2 (M 2) at a glance.
Uptime
12904
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MACSAT 2 (M 2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MACSAT 2 (M 2)
International designator: 1990-043B
Object number (NORAD): 20608
Object ID (CCSDS): 20608
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.306 minutes
Inclination: 89.7338 deg
SMA: 7007.879 km
Apoapsis: 689.547 km
Periapsis: 569.941 km
RAAN: 254.2749 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00853365
Argument of periapsis: 107.4009 deg
Mean anomaly: 253.6568 deg
Mean motion: 14.79867677 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001657 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020411614 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MACSAT 2 (M 2)
TLE line 1: 1 20608U 90043B 25248.93787062 .00001657 00000-0 20412-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 20608 89.7338 254.2749 0085337 107.4009 253.6568 14.79867677896343
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MACSAT 2 (M 2).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object MACSAT 2 (M 2).
Associated space launch
Experimental communications satellites for the US military
MACSAT 2 (M 2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 9, 1990, 5:50 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 9, 1990, 5:50 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout G-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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