Key statistics
Satellite RADARSAT at a glance.
Uptime
10942
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: 100.543 minutes
Inclination: 98.5523 deg
SMA: 7162.441 km
Apoapsis: 785.324 km
Periapsis: 783.288 km
RAAN: 298.3487 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00014216
Argument of periapsis: 79.234 deg
Mean anomaly: 280.9004 deg
Mean motion: 14.32224763 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000409 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016812739 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 11:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RADARSAT
TLE line 1: 1 23710U 95059A 25290.97267904 .00000409 00000-0 16813-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23710 98.5523 298.3487 0001422 79.2340 280.9004 14.32224763563676
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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