Key statistics
Satellite STELLA at a glance.
Uptime
11709
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STELLA.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STELLA
International designator: 1993-061B
Object number (NORAD): 22824
Object ID (CCSDS): 22824
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.878 minutes
Inclination: 98.8098 deg
SMA: 7178.368 km
Apoapsis: 804.273 km
Periapsis: 796.193 km
RAAN: 346.8686 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00056282
Argument of periapsis: 220.303 deg
Mean anomaly: 317.695 deg
Mean motion: 14.27460804 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000028 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000007023833 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 10:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STELLA
TLE line 1: 1 22824U 93061B 25288.93754029 -.00000028 00000-0 70238-5 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 22824 98.8098 346.8686 0005628 220.3030 317.6950 14.27460804669923
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STELLA.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object STELLA.
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.
STELLA 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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