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NORAD 25638

ARABSAT 3A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.0 hours, on an orbit tilted 12.2° from the equator, between 35,813 and 35,851 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ARABSAT 3A

ARABSAT 3A is a satellite from AB, launched on Feb 26, 1999 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 140°E, 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.

BADR-3 · decommissioned Arabsat geostationary communications satellite

Operated by
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Built by
Aérospatiale
Mass
2,708 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 35,806 km to 35,802 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)
35,80035,81035,82035,830Nov 26

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