GEOSAT

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite GEOSAT at a glance.

Uptime

14886

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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 GEOSAT.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: GEOSAT

International designator: 1985-021A

Object number (NORAD): 15595

Object ID (CCSDS): 15595

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.012 minutes

Inclination: 108.0485 deg

SMA: 7137.187 km

Apoapsis: 760.375 km

Periapsis: 757.729 km

RAAN: 52.1393 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0001854

Argument of periapsis: 276.0431 deg

Mean anomaly: 84.05 deg

Mean motion: 14.39833007 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000356 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015631524 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:06 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 GEOSAT

TLE line 1: 1 15595U 85021A 25346.12982779 .00000356 00000-0 15632-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 15595 108.0485 52.1393 0001854 276.0431 84.0500 14.39833007135843

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite GEOSAT.

In-orbit conjunctions

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

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB LEO 2025-12-02 05:19:13 0.0001863679 318.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-10-25 13:07:15 0.0002169541 102.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-05-15 08:16:12 0.0002817291 492.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2025-03-07 23:17:24 0.0004249297 438.0 (m) DEBRIS
TSX-5 LEO 2024-12-31 07:52:07 0.000102116 687.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Oceanographic radar altimetry satellite designed to obtain mapping of the Earth's geoid

GEOSAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E/OIS | Geosat 1’, on board a Atlas E/OIS space rocket.

The launch took place on March 13, 1985, 2 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Launch to space Atlas E/OIS | Geosat 1
Atlas E/OIS | Geosat 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 13, 1985, 2 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E/OIS

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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