Key statistics
Satellite POSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
11547
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: 100.575 minutes
Inclination: 98.7163 deg
SMA: 7163.98 km
Apoapsis: 793.414 km
Periapsis: 778.275 km
RAAN: 189.3538 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010566
Argument of periapsis: 136.1881 deg
Mean anomaly: 224.0142 deg
Mean motion: 14.31763411 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000154 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000074509 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 POSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 22829U 93061G 25127.91567352 .00000154 00000-0 74509-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 22829 98.7163 189.3538 0010566 136.1881 224.0142 14.31763411650054
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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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