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NORAD 15993

OPTUS A1 (AUSSAT 1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 13.2° from the equator, between 35,917 and 35,955 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About OPTUS A1 (AUSSAT 1)

OPTUS A1 (AUSSAT 1) is a satellite from AUS, launched on Aug 27, 1985 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 102°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

AUSSAT A1 · Australian communications satellite

Operated by
Optus
Built by
Hughes Aircraft Company
Mass
654 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 14 days its lowest point went from 35,919 km to 35,917 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,92035,93035,940

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.