Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 3 at a glance.
Uptime
11660
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SPOT 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SPOT 3
International designator: 1993-061A
Object number (NORAD): 22823
Object ID (CCSDS): 22823
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.411 minutes
Inclination: 98.9013 deg
SMA: 7203.589 km
Apoapsis: 837.482 km
Periapsis: 813.426 km
RAAN: 298.8625 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00166969
Argument of periapsis: 4.6042 deg
Mean anomaly: 355.5285 deg
Mean motion: 14.19970657 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000173 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010245184 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 6:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 3
TLE line 1: 1 22823U 93061A 25240.76102938 .00000173 00000-0 10245-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 22823 98.9013 298.8625 0016697 4.6042 355.5285 14.19970657653077
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SPOT 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SPOT 3.
Associated space launch
The satellites SPOT 1, 2 and 3 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) were the first generation of SPOT earth observation satellites operated by Spot Image.
SPOT 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT 3’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 26, 1993, 1:45 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | SPOT 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 26, 1993, 1:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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