Key statistics
Satellite MACSAT 1 (M 1) at a glance.
Uptime
12843
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MACSAT 1 (M 1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MACSAT 1 (M 1)
International designator: 1990-043A
Object number (NORAD): 20607
Object ID (CCSDS): 20607
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.654 minutes
Inclination: 89.7362 deg
SMA: 7024.598 km
Apoapsis: 710.951 km
Periapsis: 581.975 km
RAAN: 255.3621 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0091803
Argument of periapsis: 144.1879 deg
Mean anomaly: 216.5546 deg
Mean motion: 14.745875 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000573 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000077712 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:46 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MACSAT 1 (M 1)
TLE line 1: 1 20607U 90043A 25187.61580479 .00000573 00000-0 77712-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 20607 89.7362 255.3621 0091803 144.1879 216.5546 14.74587500863446
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MACSAT 1 (M 1).
Associated space launch
Experimental communications satellites for the US military
MACSAT 1 (M 1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2’, on board a Scout G-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 9, 1990, 5:50 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 9, 1990, 5:50 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout G-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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