Key statistics
Satellite MEGSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
9110
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MEGSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MEGSAT 1
International designator: 2000-057B
Object number (NORAD): 26546
Object ID (CCSDS): 26546
Country: ITALY (IT)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.819 minutes
Inclination: 64.5502 deg
SMA: 6936.288 km
Apoapsis: 575.969 km
Periapsis: 540.337 km
RAAN: 267.6419 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00256857
Argument of periapsis: 309.3732 deg
Mean anomaly: 50.5109 deg
Mean motion: 15.02837754 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006782 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051311091 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 12:36 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MEGSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 26546U 00057B 25246.02508275 .00006782 00000-0 51311-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 26546 64.5502 267.6419 0025686 309.3732 50.5109 15.02837754354460
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Four small satellites were launched atop the Dnepr launch vehicle : MegSat 1, UniSat 1, TiungSat 1 as well as SaudiSat 1a and 1b. MegSat 1 is the second MegSat satellite. It is a LEO communications satellite. UniSat 1 is an Italian satellite developed and operated by GAUSS (La Sapienza University of Rome). TiungSAT-1 or MySat (Malaysian Satellite) is the first microsatellite for the Astronautic Technology (M) SDN. BHD. Company (ATSB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Saudisat-1a and Saudisat-1b (Saudi Arabian Satellite) are the first Saudi Arabian micro satellites.
MEGSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr | SmallSat Rideshare’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 26, 2000, 10:05 a.m. from 109/95.
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Dnepr | SmallSat Rideshare
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 26, 2000, 10:05 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 109/95
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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