ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

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).

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-06-22 19:10:49 0.0002214267 357.0 (m) DEBRIS
PEGASUS DEB LEO 2025-04-17 09:41:02 0.0004363379 119.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-24 DEB SSO 2025-03-10 00:27:23 0.0004074589 103.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-01-26 17:32:04 0.001002692 161.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2024-12-14 10:16:03 0.001796564 537.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1
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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