Key statistics
Satellite NANOSAT(1) at a glance.
Uptime
7506
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NANOSAT(1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NANOSAT(1)
International designator: 2004-049B
Object number (NORAD): 28493
Object ID (CCSDS): 28493
Country: SPAIN (SPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.364 minutes
Inclination: 98.1831 deg
SMA: 7010.644 km
Apoapsis: 634.906 km
Periapsis: 630.112 km
RAAN: 311.8247 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003419
Argument of periapsis: 343.9028 deg
Mean anomaly: 16.2073 deg
Mean motion: 14.78992358 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000877 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012614 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:53 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NANOSAT(1)
TLE line 1: 1 28493U 04049B 25187.32915150 .00000877 00000-0 12614-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 28493 98.1831 311.8247 0003419 343.9028 16.2073 14.78992358104303
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NANOSAT(1).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.
NANOSAT(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01’, on board a Ariane 5 G+ space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 G+
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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