Key statistics
Satellite HEALTHSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
11661
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for HEALTHSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HEALTHSAT 1
International designator: 1993-061E
Object number (NORAD): 22827
Object ID (CCSDS): 22827
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.532 minutes
Inclination: 98.6814 deg
SMA: 7161.942 km
Apoapsis: 790.471 km
Periapsis: 777.143 km
RAAN: 305.7285 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00093049
Argument of periapsis: 158.4829 deg
Mean anomaly: 21.3433 deg
Mean motion: 14.32374528 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000025 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010897658 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HEALTHSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 22827U 93061E 25241.94179465 .00000250 00000-0 10898-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 22827 98.6814 305.7285 0009305 158.4829 21.3433 14.32374528666398
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HEALTHSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object HEALTHSAT 1.
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.
HEALTHSAT 1 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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