Key statistics
Satellite MOST at a glance.
Uptime
8101
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: 101.321 minutes
Inclination: 98.7083 deg
SMA: 7199.335 km
Apoapsis: 828.408 km
Periapsis: 813.992 km
RAAN: 252.6411 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010012
Argument of periapsis: 8.5517 deg
Mean anomaly: 351.5829 deg
Mean motion: 14.21229471 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000214 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011826359 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 9:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MOST
TLE line 1: 1 27843U 03031D 25245.91402195 .00000214 00000-0 11826-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 27843 98.7083 252.6411 0010012 8.5517 351.5829 14.21229471149901
Live tracking on map
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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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