Key statistics
Satellite NSTAR C at a glance.
Uptime
8464
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NSTAR C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NSTAR C
International designator: 2002-035B
Object number (NORAD): 27461
Object ID (CCSDS): 27461
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1455.266 minutes
Inclination: 10.4666 deg
SMA: 42539.105 km
Apoapsis: 36207.428 km
Periapsis: 36114.512 km
RAAN: 46.5657 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00109213
Argument of periapsis: 177.0356 deg
Mean anomaly: 11.213 deg
Mean motion: 0.98951012 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000048 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NSTAR C
TLE line 1: 1 27461U 02035B 25247.93358102 -.00000048 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 27461 10.4666 46.5657 0010921 177.0356 11.2130 0.98951012 84612
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NSTAR C.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for NSTAR C, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Stellat 5 is a communications satellite belonging to Eutelsat, operating at 5 degrees West. N-Star C is a geostationary communications satellite operating at 136 degrees East.
NSTAR C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C’, on board a Ariane 5 G space rocket.
The launch took place on July 5, 2002, 11:22 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 5, 2002, 11:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Latest news about this satellite
Eutelsat 5 West A successfully retired in graveyard orbit
Eutelsat said Jan. 19 it retired a satellite last week that had helped Europe transition from analog to digital television two decades ago.
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