SEASAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SEASAT 1 at a glance.

Uptime

17337

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

108.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SEASAT 1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SEASAT 1

International designator: 1978-064A

Object number (NORAD): 10967

Object ID (CCSDS): 10967

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.581 minutes

Inclination: 108.0115 deg

SMA: 7116.682 km

Apoapsis: 739.724 km

Periapsis: 737.37 km

RAAN: 301.0267 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00016537

Argument of periapsis: 250.1733 deg

Mean anomaly: 109.9234 deg

Mean motion: 14.4606037 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000746 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00024718912 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 6:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SEASAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 10967U 78064A 25345.78298899 .00000746 00000-0 24719-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 10967 108.0115 301.0267 0001654 250.1733 109.9234 14.46060370493800

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SEASAT 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SEASAT 1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-10-20 12:09:51 0.0002664679 791.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-09-02 23:58:45 0.0005079171 539.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-07-01 16:03:57 0.001087844 128.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB LEO 2025-04-30 21:56:37 0.0001303807 426.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-04-26 02:31:16 0.000239415 312.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Earth observation radar satellite

SEASAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F/Agena D | Seasat 1’, on board a Atlas F/Agena D space rocket.

The launch took place on June 27, 1978, 1:12 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Launch to space Atlas F/Agena D | Seasat 1
Atlas F/Agena D | Seasat 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 27, 1978, 1:12 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas F/Agena D

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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