HEALTHSAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite HEALTHSAT 1 at a glance.

Uptime

11766

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: 100.527 minutes

Inclination: 98.667 deg

SMA: 7161.68 km

Apoapsis: 789.493 km

Periapsis: 777.598 km

RAAN: 50.0188 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00083041

Argument of periapsis: 212.1659 deg

Mean anomaly: 215.8238 deg

Mean motion: 14.32452893 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000358 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014858111 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:01 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 HEALTHSAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 22827U 93061E 25346.20937837 .00000358 00000-0 14858-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 22827 98.6670 50.0188 0008304 212.1659 215.8238 14.32452893681322

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
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-12-13 19:41:57	0.0001144218	805.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-12-05 02:00:29	0.0001753447	196.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-2C DEB	SSO	2025-10-28 06:22:14	0.002131069	91.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-8 DEB	LEO	2025-10-11 22:10:52	0.0001053726	598.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-05-16 19:59:06	0.0001250187	297.0 (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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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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