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

11212

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: 98.171 minutes

Inclination: 69.9779 deg

SMA: 7049.358 km

Apoapsis: 680.258 km

Periapsis: 662.189 km

RAAN: 314.0083 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00128163

Argument of periapsis: 248.8187 deg

Mean anomaly: 111.1587 deg

Mean motion: 14.66825305 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003027 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0005534577 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:56 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ORBVIEW 1 (MICROLAB)

TLE line 1: 1 23547U 95017C 25346.28955053 .00003027 00000-0 55346-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 23547 69.9779 314.0083 0012816 248.8187 111.1587 14.66825305630873

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.

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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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