DIRECTV 2 (DBS 2)

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DIRECTV 2 (DBS 2) is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 23192

Int'l Code: 1994-047A

Perigee: 36,217.7 km

Apogee: 36,301.8 km

Inclination: 11.8 °

Period: 1,460.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 42630 km

RCS: 13.739 m² (large)

Launch date: August 3, 1994
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

High resolution TV broadcast; USA and Western Hemispheric countries; carries time capsule - SpaceArc - with message; will move to higher orbit to preserve message for future generations.

1 23192U 94047A   24118.57686697 -.00000013  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 23192  11.8052  31.9168 0009869 343.8887 138.7312  0.98632231117960

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC