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ALSAT-2B
Algerian Earth Observation Satellite · Algerian Space Agency (ASAL)
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Alsat-2B, Algeria's second high-resolution Earth observation satellite, launched in 2016 to expand the country's independent imaging capability for agricultural, environmental, and mapping applications across North Africa's largest nation by area.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 411–412 mi (662–663 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 97.8 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41786
- Int’l designator
- 2016-059D
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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