Key statistics
Satellite ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB) at a glance.
Uptime
11052
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB)
International designator: 1995-017C
Object number (NORAD): 23547
Object ID (CCSDS): 23547
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.217 minutes
Inclination: 69.9774 deg
SMA: 7051.551 km
Apoapsis: 678.761 km
Periapsis: 668.072 km
RAAN: 337.3455 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007579
Argument of periapsis: 120.3783 deg
Mean anomaly: 239.8109 deg
Mean motion: 14.6614106 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001081 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020912 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB)
TLE line 1: 1 23547U 95017C 25186.60616619 .00001081 00000-0 20912-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 23547 69.9774 337.3455 0007579 120.3783 239.8109 14.66141060607461
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB).
Associated space launch
ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1’, on board a Pegasus Hybrid space rocket.
The launch took place on April 3, 1995, 1:48 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 3, 1995, 1:48 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus Hybrid
Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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