SIRIO

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SIRIO at a glance.

Uptime

17643

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

7.6

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SIRIO.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SIRIO

International designator: 1977-080A

Object number (NORAD): 10294

Object ID (CCSDS): 10294

Country: ITALY (IT)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.09 minutes

Inclination: 7.6402 deg

SMA: 42164.588 km

Apoapsis: 35807.812 km

Periapsis: 35765.094 km

RAAN: 300.5706 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00050657

Argument of periapsis: 162.8712 deg

Mean anomaly: 210.5062 deg

Mean motion: 1.00272299 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.0000009 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 10:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SIRIO

TLE line 1: 1 10294U 77080A 25347.43273573 -.00000090 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 10294 7.6402 300.5706 0005066 162.8712 210.5062 1.00272299116064

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SIRIO.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SIRIO.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
GORIZONT 9 OTHER 2024-12-20 01:28:40 TBA 4719.0 (m) PAYLOAD
RADUGA 22 OTHER 2024-11-06 16:57:25 TBA 4954.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

The SIRIO satellite is an experimental geostationary artificial telecommunications satellite, the first to be designed and built in Italy.

SIRIO was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2313 | Sirio 1’, on board a Delta 2313 space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 25, 1977, 11:49 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 2313 | Sirio 1
Delta 2313 | Sirio 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 25, 1977, 11:49 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2313

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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