AUREOLE 3

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite AUREOLE 3 at a glance.

Uptime

15994

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for AUREOLE 3.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: AUREOLE 3

International designator: 1981-094A

Object number (NORAD): 12848

Object ID (CCSDS): 12848

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.171 minutes

Inclination: 82.4718 deg

SMA: 7097.124 km

Apoapsis: 1063.435 km

Periapsis: 374.543 km

RAAN: 243.1865 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0485332

Argument of periapsis: 217.6996 deg

Mean anomaly: 138.9267 deg

Mean motion: 14.52042084 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006427 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00031275 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 1:58 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 AUREOLE 3

TLE line 1: 1 12848U 81094A 25185.58238507 .00006427 00000-0 31275-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 12848 82.4718 243.1865 0485332 217.6996 138.9267 14.52042084209680

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite AUREOLE 3.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object AUREOLE 3.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-04 23:06:02 0.0001956632 918.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-05-15 22:37:34 0.0001607584 326.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-03-29 14:15:46 0.0001950602 335.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-26 09:39:56 0.0001655186 493.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Joint Soviet-French satellite dedicated to magnetospheric research

AUREOLE 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Tsiklon-3 | Aureole 3’, on board a Tsiklon-3 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 21, 1981, 1:10 p.m. from 32/1.

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Launch to space Tsiklon-3 | Aureole 3
Tsiklon-3 | Aureole 3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 21, 1981, 1:10 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Tsiklon-3

Launch pad: 32/1

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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