Key statistics
Satellite SUNSAT at a glance.
Uptime
9685
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
96.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SUNSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SUNSAT
International designator: 1999-008C
Object number (NORAD): 25636
Object ID (CCSDS): 25636
Country: SOUTH AFRICA (SAFR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.57 minutes
Inclination: 96.4735 deg
SMA: 7116.184 km
Apoapsis: 839.403 km
Periapsis: 636.696 km
RAAN: 181.7714 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01424269
Argument of periapsis: 174.0035 deg
Mean anomaly: 186.291 deg
Mean motion: 14.46212117 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000266 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00007316446 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, 7:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SUNSAT
TLE line 1: 1 25636U 99008C 25241.80097100 .00000266 00000-0 73164-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 25636 96.4735 181.7714 0142427 174.0035 186.2910 14.46212117397114
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SUNSAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SUNSAT.
Associated space launch
ARGOS (Advanced Research & Global Observation Satellite) is a testbed and demonstration program for advanced remote sensing technologies for the US Air Force's Space Test Program (STP). ARGOS's primary objective is to fly and operate advanced payloads that include two technology demonstrations and seven experiment payloads for global and celestial observation. ARGOS also has a goal of three years of on orbit operations to demonstrate and collect science data for the Earth's global environment and top priority military space programs.
SUNSAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | ARGOS’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 23, 1999, 10:29 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta II | ARGOS
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 23, 1999, 10:29 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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