Key statistics
Satellite FR 1 at a glance.
Uptime
21880
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
75.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FR 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FR 1
International designator: 1965-101A
Object number (NORAD): 1814
Object ID (CCSDS): 1814
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.883 minutes
Inclination: 75.8678 deg
SMA: 7035.558 km
Apoapsis: 661.568 km
Periapsis: 653.278 km
RAAN: 25.2923 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005891
Argument of periapsis: 310.4132 deg
Mean anomaly: 49.6535 deg
Mean motion: 14.71143164 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000144 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023663 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 3:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FR 1
TLE line 1: 1 1814U 65101A 25304.63626338 .00001440 00000-0 23663-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 1814 75.8678 25.2923 0005891 310.4132 49.6535 14.71143164 22487
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FR 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object FR 1.
Associated space launch
The FR 1 (France 1) spacecraft was a small spacecraft carrying two experiments. One was designed to observe VLF signals from earth-based transmitters, and the other was an electron density probe measuring electron concentration at the satellite.
FR 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout X-4 | FR-1’, on board a Scout X-4 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 6, 1965, 9:05 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout X-4 | FR-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 6, 1965, 9:05 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout X-4
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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