Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
14379
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: 97.95 minutes
Inclination: 98.6593 deg
SMA: 7038.75 km
Apoapsis: 752.305 km
Periapsis: 568.925 km
RAAN: 93.2965 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0130264
Argument of periapsis: 270.872 deg
Mean anomaly: 87.7561 deg
Mean motion: 14.70142554 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012648 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 11:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 1
TLE line 1: 1 16613U 86019A 25186.71054098 .00000800 00000-0 12648-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 16613 98.6593 93.2965 0130264 270.8720 87.7561 14.70142554760285
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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