FAISAT

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite FAISAT at a glance.

Uptime

11122

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for FAISAT.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: FAISAT

International designator: 1995-002C

Object number (NORAD): 23465

Object ID (CCSDS): 23465

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.956 minutes

Inclination: 82.9275 deg

SMA: 7370.521 km

Apoapsis: 1020.741 km

Periapsis: 964.03 km

RAAN: 278.6894 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0038471

Argument of periapsis: 49.2553 deg

Mean anomaly: 4.9374 deg

Mean motion: 13.72004446 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000022 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0000076989 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:09 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FAISAT

TLE line 1: 1 23465U 95002C 25187.29853759 .00000022 00000-0 76989-5 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 23465 82.9275 278.6894 0038471 49.2553 4.9374 13.72004446524425

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite FAISAT.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object FAISAT.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-21 21:41:27 0.0002484507 281.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-09-05 23:09:07 0.0001070237 220.0 (m) DEBRIS
SCOUT X-4 DEB LEO 2024-06-01 22:55:54 0.0001806345 209.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

FAISAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 20’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 24, 1995, 3:54 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).

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Launch to space Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 20
Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 20

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 24, 1995, 3:54 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Kosmos-3M

Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)

Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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