Key statistics
Satellite QUAKESAT at a glance.
Uptime
7982
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 QUAKESAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QUAKESAT
International designator: 2003-031F
Object number (NORAD): 27845
Object ID (CCSDS): 27845
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.09 minutes
Inclination: 98.6667 deg
SMA: 7188.384 km
Apoapsis: 815.726 km
Periapsis: 804.771 km
RAAN: 136.0195 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000762
Argument of periapsis: 310.1639 deg
Mean anomaly: 49.8872 deg
Mean motion: 14.24478473 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000645 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00029732 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 10:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QUAKESAT
TLE line 1: 1 27845U 03031F 25126.95397515 .00000645 00000-0 29732-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 27845 98.6667 136.0195 0007620 310.1639 49.8872 14.24478473133765
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QUAKESAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object QUAKESAT.
Associated space launch
MIMOSA (Micro Measurements Of Satellite Acceleration) is a microsatellite to measure atmospheric drag.
QUAKESAT 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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