MACSAT 2 (M 2)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite MACSAT 2 (M 2) at a glance.

Uptime

12842

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.7

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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: 97.313 minutes

Inclination: 89.7379 deg

SMA: 7008.212 km

Apoapsis: 687.224 km

Periapsis: 572.93 km

RAAN: 256.3245 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0081543

Argument of periapsis: 332.2298 deg

Mean anomaly: 27.4582 deg

Mean motion: 14.79762085 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000595 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00007258 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:46 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:24 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 MACSAT 2 (M 2)

TLE line 1: 1 20608U 90043B 25186.72546364 .00000595 00000-0 72580-4 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 20608 89.7379 256.3245 0081543 332.2298 27.4582 14.79762085887356

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).

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B LEO 2025-05-18 09:30:07 0.0002731725 975.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
METEOR 2-6 DEB LEO 2025-01-08 20:47:45 0.002286949 32.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-07-27 13:11:22 0.0001940643 165.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2
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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