POSAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite POSAT 1 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 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: 100.573 minutes

Inclination: 98.7076 deg

SMA: 7163.865 km

Apoapsis: 792.966 km

Periapsis: 778.493 km

RAAN: 303.6306 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00101017

Argument of periapsis: 160.5163 deg

Mean anomaly: 199.6408 deg

Mean motion: 14.31797847 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000133 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000066619719 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, 6:07 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 POSAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 22829U 93061G 25241.75486209 .00000133 00000-0 66620-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 22829 98.7076 303.6306 0010102 160.5163 199.6408 14.31797847666342

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite POSAT 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

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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.

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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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