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ALSAT-2A
Algerian Earth Observation Satellite · Algerian Space Agency (ASAL)
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Alsat-2A, Algeria's high-resolution Earth observation satellite, built with French assistance and launched in 2010, providing 2.5-meter imagery for agricultural, environmental, and mapping applications across North Africa's largest country by area.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 404–405 mi (650–651 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 97.6 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 36798
- Int’l designator
- 2010-035D
- Launched
- 2010
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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