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BSAT-2b
Japanese communications satellite. BSAT-2b was launched on July 12, 2001 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 28, 2014).
COSPAR 2001-029BNORAD 26864United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- BSAT-2b
- International designator
- 2001-029B
- NORAD catalog number
- 26864
- GCAT identifier
- S26864
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- BSAT
- Owner
- OSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Orbital Sciences Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- OSC Star 1
Launch
- Date
- July 12, 2001 · 21:58 UTC
- Launch record
- 2001-029Failure · 0.5
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO
- Perigee
- 589 km
- Apogee
- 17,472 km
- Inclination
- 2.93°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 28, 2014
- Last known active
- September 2001
- End of operations
- September 2001
Size
- Mass
- 631 kg
- Dry mass
- 490 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,298 kg
- Length
- 3.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 15.7 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16547798 (CC0).