Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 3 at a glance.
Uptime
11606
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: 101.412 minutes
Inclination: 98.9066 deg
SMA: 7203.642 km
Apoapsis: 837.98 km
Periapsis: 813.034 km
RAAN: 244.557 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0017315
Argument of periapsis: 152.3662 deg
Mean anomaly: 207.8437 deg
Mean motion: 14.19954922 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000084 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060924 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 6:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 3
TLE line 1: 1 22823U 93061A 25186.78572354 .00000084 00000-0 60924-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 22823 98.9066 244.5570 0017315 152.3662 207.8437 14.19954922645671
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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