Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
14484
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SPOT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SPOT 1
International designator: 1986-019A
Object number (NORAD): 16613
Object ID (CCSDS): 16613
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.921 minutes
Inclination: 98.6515 deg
SMA: 7037.376 km
Apoapsis: 750.385 km
Periapsis: 568.096 km
RAAN: 204.7153 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01295151
Argument of periapsis: 302.4827 deg
Mean anomaly: 56.3911 deg
Mean motion: 14.70573289 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003441 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00050668368 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 5:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 1
TLE line 1: 1 16613U 86019A 25291.71790689 .00003441 00000-0 50668-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 16613 98.6515 204.7153 0129515 302.4827 56.3911 14.70573289775497
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SPOT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SPOT 1.
Associated space launch
SPOT 1 is a French Earth observation satellite. Viking is Sweden's first satellite.
SPOT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 1 | SPOT 1 & Viking’, on board a Ariane 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 22, 1986, 1:44 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 1 | SPOT 1 & Viking
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 22, 1986, 1:44 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 1
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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