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BRAZILSAT 2

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 14.5° from the equator, between 35,950 and 35,995 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About BRAZILSAT 2

BRAZILSAT 2 is a satellite from BRAZ, launched on Mar 28, 1986 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 138°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.

Brazilsat 2 · Brazilian geostationary communication satellite

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 26 days its lowest point went from 35,948 km to 35,948 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)
35,95035,96035,97035,980Oct 26

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