Key statistics
Satellite SEDSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
9697
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
31.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SEDSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SEDSAT 1
International designator: 1998-061B
Object number (NORAD): 25509
Object ID (CCSDS): 25509
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.5 minutes
Inclination: 31.4296 deg
SMA: 7160.419 km
Apoapsis: 1024.249 km
Periapsis: 540.319 km
RAAN: 242.5194 deg
Eccentricy: 0.033792
Argument of periapsis: 136.5999 deg
Mean anomaly: 226.1754 deg
Mean motion: 14.32831554 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000982 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017474 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 4:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SEDSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 25509U 98061B 25131.69141630 .00000982 00000-0 17474-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 25509 31.4296 242.5194 0337920 136.5999 226.1754 14.32831554388193
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SEDSAT 1.
Associated space launch
DS1 (Deep Space 1) was a mission to test high risk technologies like an ion-engine and autonomous operation. It was the first mission funded by NASA under the 'New Millennium' program.
SEDSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 7326-9.5 | Deep Space 1’, on board a Delta 7326-9.5 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 24, 1998, 12:08 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 7326-9.5 | Deep Space 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 24, 1998, 12:08 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 7326-9.5
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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