Key statistics
Satellite RADARSAT at a glance.
Uptime
10892
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RADARSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RADARSAT
International designator: 1995-059A
Object number (NORAD): 23710
Object ID (CCSDS): 23710
Country: CANADA (CA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.546 minutes
Inclination: 98.5519 deg
SMA: 7162.596 km
Apoapsis: 785.349 km
Periapsis: 783.572 km
RAAN: 249.9855 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00012403
Argument of periapsis: 104.5291 deg
Mean anomaly: 255.603 deg
Mean motion: 14.32178337 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000321 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013535094 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, 10:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RADARSAT
TLE line 1: 1 23710U 95059A 25241.92911215 .00000321 00000-0 13535-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23710 98.5519 249.9855 0001240 104.5291 255.6030 14.32178337556650
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RADARSAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object RADARSAT.
Associated space launch
Radarsat 1, a Canadian-led international program and a major part of the overall Canadian Space Agency (CSA) program, is Canada's first remote-sensing satellite.
RADARSAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | Radarsat’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 4, 1995, 2:22 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta II | Radarsat
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 4, 1995, 2:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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