Key statistics
Satellite SURFSAT at a glance.
Uptime
10893
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SURFSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SURFSAT
International designator: 1995-059B
Object number (NORAD): 23711
Object ID (CCSDS): 23711
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 109.686 minutes
Inclination: 100.5305 deg
SMA: 7590.337 km
Apoapsis: 1491.456 km
Periapsis: 932.948 km
RAAN: 269.6178 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03679071
Argument of periapsis: 33.5302 deg
Mean anomaly: 136.5952 deg
Mean motion: 13.12838006 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000097675969 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURFSAT
TLE line 1: 1 23711U 95059B 25242.87880399 .00000006 00000-0 97676-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 23711 100.5305 269.6178 0367907 33.5302 136.5952 13.12838006428813
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SURFSAT.
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.
SURFSAT 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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