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NORAD 16276

SATCOM K2

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 14.7° from the equator, between 35,918 and 36,039 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SATCOM K2

SATCOM K2 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Nov 27, 1985 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 40°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.

SATCOM K2 · American communications satellite

Operated by
RCA Corporation
Built by
RCA Corporation
Mass
1,021 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 13 days its lowest point went from 35,914 km to 35,909 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)
35,90035,95036,000

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