HEALTHSAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite HEALTHSAT 1 at a glance.

Uptime

11606

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: 100.534 minutes

Inclination: 98.6868 deg

SMA: 7162.018 km

Apoapsis: 789.778 km

Periapsis: 777.988 km

RAAN: 250.3175 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0008231

Argument of periapsis: 334.4706 deg

Mean anomaly: 195.9859 deg

Mean motion: 14.32351668 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000133 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000065815 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:45 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 HEALTHSAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 22827U 93061E 25186.61515477 .00000133 00000-0 65815-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 22827 98.6868 250.3175 0008231 334.4706 195.9859 14.32351668658477

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-05-16 19:59:06 0.0001250187 297.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-03-18 21:42:02 0.000772567 187.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-03-18 00:54:12 0.0003272797 460.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-21 10:56:56 0.001887945 179.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Ariane 40 | SPOT 3
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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