STRV 1C

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STRV 1C at a glance.

Uptime

9163

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

6.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STRV 1C.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STRV 1C

International designator: 2000-072C

Object number (NORAD): 26610

Object ID (CCSDS): 26610

Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 707.495 minutes

Inclination: 6.7728 deg

SMA: 26301.205 km

Apoapsis: 39218.317 km

Periapsis: 627.824 km

RAAN: 67.9493 deg

Eccentricy: 0.73362594

Argument of periapsis: 63.6079 deg

Mean anomaly: 351.7221 deg

Mean motion: 2.03535088 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000054 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.0022589784 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 9:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STRV 1C

TLE line 1: 1 26610U 00072C 25349.38431270 .00000054 00000-0 -22590-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 26610 6.7728 67.9493 7336259 63.6079 351.7221 2.03535088186348

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STRV 1C.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

PAS-1R a commications satellite located at 40 degrees west, serving the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa, operated by PanAmSat. Amsat P3D was an amateur radio satellite built and operated by AmSat. STRV was a series of four satellites operated by the UK MoD, intended to test new technologies, two were launched on this vehicle.

STRV 1C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G | PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D’, on board a Ariane 5 G space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 16, 2000, 1:07 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.

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Launch to space Ariane 5 G | PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D
Ariane 5 G | PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 16, 2000, 1:07 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 5 G

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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