QUAKESAT

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2025-04-20 03:21:36 0.00278202 74.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-05 07:49:51 0.0005543513 518.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-10-20 12:10:28 0.0001472201 641.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-08-18 18:44:52 0.0001070097 576.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-03 01:06:28 0.0001123935 689.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Rokot / Briz-KM | Mimosa
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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