Key statistics
Satellite SURFSAT at a glance.
Uptime
10941
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: 100.525 deg
SMA: 7590.325 km
Apoapsis: 1490.818 km
Periapsis: 933.561 km
RAAN: 317.3622 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03670835
Argument of periapsis: 284.5095 deg
Mean anomaly: 100.7296 deg
Mean motion: 13.12841312 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096033571 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 12:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURFSAT
TLE line 1: 1 23711U 95059B 25291.01112721 .00000001 00000-0 96034-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 23711 100.5250 317.3622 0367083 284.5095 100.7296 13.12841312435130
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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