Key statistics
Satellite KITSAT B 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 KITSAT B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KITSAT B
International designator: 1993-061F
Object number (NORAD): 22828
Object ID (CCSDS): 22828
Country: SOUTH KOREA (SKOR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.583 minutes
Inclination: 98.7276 deg
SMA: 7164.361 km
Apoapsis: 793.322 km
Periapsis: 779.13 km
RAAN: 303.2972 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00099046
Argument of periapsis: 176.2858 deg
Mean anomaly: 183.84 deg
Mean motion: 14.31649037 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000191 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088455257 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, 5:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KITSAT B
TLE line 1: 1 22828U 93061F 25241.74326971 .00000191 00000-0 88455-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 22828 98.7276 303.2972 0009905 176.2858 183.8400 14.31649037634105
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KITSAT B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object KITSAT B.
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.
KITSAT B 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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