Key statistics
Satellite MOST at a glance.
Uptime
8202
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MOST.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MOST
International designator: 2003-031D
Object number (NORAD): 27843
Object ID (CCSDS): 27843
Country: CANADA (CA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.318 minutes
Inclination: 98.7068 deg
SMA: 7199.198 km
Apoapsis: 828.915 km
Periapsis: 813.211 km
RAAN: 351.6328 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00109065
Argument of periapsis: 74.0144 deg
Mean anomaly: 286.2234 deg
Mean motion: 14.21270013 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000166 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096273285 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:19 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MOST
TLE line 1: 1 27843U 03031D 25346.30495193 .00000166 00000-0 96273-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 27843 98.7068 351.6328 0010906 74.0144 286.2234 14.21270013164164
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MOST.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
MIMOSA (Micro Measurements Of Satellite Acceleration) is a microsatellite to measure atmospheric drag.
MOST was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | Mimosa’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on June 30, 2003, 2:15 p.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | Mimosa
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 30, 2003, 2:15 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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