Key statistics
Satellite OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1) at a glance.
Uptime
12020
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1)
International designator: 1992-052B
Object number (NORAD): 22077
Object ID (CCSDS): 22077
Country: SOUTH KOREA (SKOR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 111.923 minutes
Inclination: 66.0856 deg
SMA: 7693.189 km
Apoapsis: 1315.683 km
Periapsis: 1314.424 km
RAAN: 282.8829 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0000818
Argument of periapsis: 176.1183 deg
Mean anomaly: 288.2597 deg
Mean motion: 12.86598969 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000048 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000055559 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 3:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1)
TLE line 1: 1 22077U 92052B 25188.65883829 -.00000048 00000-0 55559-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 22077 66.0856 282.8829 0000818 176.1183 288.2597 12.86598969545361
Live tracking on map
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite was launched on 10 August 1992 with the objective of "observing and understanding the ocean circulation". A joint project between NASA, the U.S. space agency, and CNES, the French space agency, it carries two radar altimeters and precise orbit determination systems, including the DORIS system. KITSAT-1 (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite) was a collaborative research mission, encompassing the installation of a groundstation in South Korea, participation of Korean engineers in the UoSAT-5 mission, technology transfer and training of students on the MSc courses at Surrey, and the involvement in a engineering and flight microsatellites. The S80/T satellite was built for CNES by Matra Marconi Space using the Surrey Satellite Technology Microbus (Uosat) bus.
OSCAR 23 (KITSAT 1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 42P | Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat 1 & S80/T’, on board a Ariane 42P space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 10, 1992, 11:08 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 42P | Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat 1 & S80/T
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 10, 1992, 11:08 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 42P
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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