Key statistics
Satellite POSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
11767
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 POSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: POSAT 1
International designator: 1993-061G
Object number (NORAD): 22829
Object ID (CCSDS): 22829
Country: PORTUGAL (POR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.569 minutes
Inclination: 98.6926 deg
SMA: 7163.682 km
Apoapsis: 792.065 km
Periapsis: 779.029 km
RAAN: 48.2649 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00090988
Argument of periapsis: 214.2741 deg
Mean anomaly: 145.7855 deg
Mean motion: 14.31852501 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000022 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000098978975 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 POSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 22829U 93061G 25346.15676562 .00000220 00000-0 98979-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 22829 98.6926 48.2649 0009099 214.2741 145.7855 14.31852501681286
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Real-time ground track for satellite POSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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.
POSAT 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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