Key statistics
Satellite BSAT-2C at a glance.
Uptime
8221
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
9.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BSAT-2C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BSAT-2C
International designator: 2003-028A
Object number (NORAD): 27830
Object ID (CCSDS): 27830
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1451.583 minutes
Inclination: 9.764 deg
SMA: 42467.32 km
Apoapsis: 36123.683 km
Periapsis: 36054.687 km
RAAN: 53.8292 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00081235
Argument of periapsis: 239.0215 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.0759 deg
Mean motion: 0.99202013 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000023 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BSAT-2C
TLE line 1: 1 27830U 03028A 25346.05283251 -.00000230 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 27830 9.7640 53.8292 0008123 239.0215 119.0759 0.99202013 44795
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BSAT-2C.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Optus and Defence C1 is a relay platform in geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East. It is one of the most advanced communications satellites ever built. BSAT-2C is a geostationary communication satellite for B-SAT.
BSAT-2C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G | Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c’, on board a Ariane 5 G space rocket.
The launch took place on June 11, 2003, 10:38 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 G | Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 11, 2003, 10:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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