Key statistics
Satellite SCISAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
8159
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
73.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCISAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SCISAT 1
International designator: 2003-036A
Object number (NORAD): 27858
Object ID (CCSDS): 27858
Country: CANADA (CA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.224 minutes
Inclination: 73.9286 deg
SMA: 7003.925 km
Apoapsis: 631.779 km
Periapsis: 619.802 km
RAAN: 179.9299 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00085507
Argument of periapsis: 283.4786 deg
Mean anomaly: 76.5438 deg
Mean motion: 14.81120845 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001067 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001419855 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCISAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 27858U 03036A 25347.63685724 .00001067 00000-0 14199-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 27858 73.9286 179.9299 0008551 283.4786 76.5438 14.81120845203978
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCISAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SCISAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL | SCISAT-1’, on board a Pegasus XL space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 13, 2003, 2:09 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Pegasus XL | SCISAT-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 13, 2003, 2:09 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL
Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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