Norad ID: 16275
| Spacetrack Directory Name | OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2) |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Australia (AUS) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35859 km |
| Apogee | 35900 km |
OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2), 16275 is a payload satellite owned by Aussat (AU) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Nov 1985 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2) Date of exalting 27.11.1985y.