Satellite · NORAD 26720 · COSPAR 2001-011B
BSAT-2A
- Operator Japan
- Constellation —
- Country Japan
Altitude now
36,110.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.06km/s
Inclination
10.91°
Period
1.0 d
1,451.9 min
Perigee
36,069km
Apogee
36,123km
orbit agingOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:46 UTC (19.6 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 9.132° S
- Longitude
- 66.857° W
- Altitude
- 36110.7 km
- Velocity
- 3.062 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:46 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- JPN · Japan
- Country
- Japan JP
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Mar 2001
- COSPAR launch id
- 2001-011
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 3
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]26722DebrisInactive
- EUTELSAT 133 WEST A26719PayloadUnknown
- ARIANE 5 R/B26721Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → JP | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → JPN | 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 1 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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 | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
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
- 26720
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2001-011B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM242
- Canonical slug
- bsat-2a-26720
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.