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BSAT 2A

Japanese communications satellite. BSAT 2A was launched on March 8, 2001 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-011BNORAD 26720Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
BSAT-2a
Common name
BSAT 2A
International designator
2001-011B
NORAD catalog number
26720
GCAT identifier
S26720
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/414

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
BSAT
Owner
BSAT
Country
Japan
Builder
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Platform (bus)
OSC Star 1

Launch

Date
March 8, 2001 · 22:51 UTC
Launch record
2001-011Success
Rocket
Ariane 5G
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,703 km
Apogee
36,251 km
Inclination
0.22°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2006
End of operations
Aug 30, 2011

Size

Mass
650 kg
Dry mass
490 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,317 kg
Length
3.8 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
16.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11191731 (CC0).