SARA

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SARA at a glance.

Uptime

12408

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.1

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SARA.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SARA

International designator: 1991-050E

Object number (NORAD): 21578

Object ID (CCSDS): 21578

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.744 minutes

Inclination: 98.1446 deg

SMA: 7076.729 km

Apoapsis: 700.92 km

Periapsis: 696.268 km

RAAN: 238.0776 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0003287

Argument of periapsis: 142.0444 deg

Mean anomaly: 333.7277 deg

Mean motion: 14.58323752 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000672 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015494 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:50 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SARA

TLE line 1: 1 21578U 91050E 25186.74318645 .00000672 00000-0 15494-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 21578 98.1446 238.0776 0003287 142.0444 333.7277 14.58323752796025

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SARA.

In-orbit conjunctions

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

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
OV2-1 LEO 2025-07-08 13:39:47 0.005053512 274.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-07-01 12:24:23 0.0001037303 341.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-05-15 01:36:23 0.0001205042 227.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-02-26 01:07:32 0.0001123905 627.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-14 08:50:47 0.000618039 189.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.

SARA was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-1’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.

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Launch to space Ariane 40 | ERS-1
Ariane 40 | ERS-1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 40

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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