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NORAD 25666

INSAT 2E (APR-1)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 11.6° from the equator, between 35,920 and 36,016 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About INSAT 2E (APR-1)

INSAT 2E (APR-1) is a satellite from India, launched on Apr 2, 1999 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 65°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.

INSAT-2E · 25666

Operated by
Indian Space Research Organisation
Mass
2,550 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 35,922 km to 35,921 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)
35,92035,94035,96035,98036,000

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