Key statistics
Satellite NSTAR C at a glance.
Uptime
8351
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.2
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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: 1455.277 minutes
Inclination: 10.2405 deg
SMA: 42539.325 km
Apoapsis: 36192.435 km
Periapsis: 36129.945 km
RAAN: 47.4969 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007345
Argument of periapsis: 184.2027 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.2661 deg
Mean motion: 0.98950245 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000007 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 15, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 15, 2025, 7:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NSTAR C
TLE line 1: 1 27461U 02035B 25135.79485185 .00000007 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 27461 10.2405 47.4969 0007345 184.2027 15.2661 0.98950245 83437
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NSTAR C.
In-orbit conjunctions
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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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