Satellite · NORAD 25924 · COSPAR 1999-053A
ABS-6
- Operator Asia Broadcast Satellite
- Constellation —
- Country Bermuda
Altitude now
35,777.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
0.03°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,778km
Apogee
35,794km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:30 UTC (7.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.032° S
- Longitude
- 158.994° E
- Altitude
- 35777.7 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:30 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Asia Broadcast Satellite
- SATCAT owner code
- ABS · Asia Broadcast Satellite
- Country
- Bermuda BM
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 26 Sept 1999
- COSPAR launch id
- 1999-053
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 3
- SL-12 PLAT25926DebrisDecayed
- SL-12 R/B(1)25925Rocket bodyDecayed
- SL-12 R/B(2)25927Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z9H90SRG90ZFBN7X5F6 | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Country Code | ∅ → BM | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ABS | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 25924
- COSPAR / international designator
- 1999-053A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM23G
- Canonical slug
- abs-6-25924
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.