Key statistics
Satellite NANOSAT(1) at a glance.
Uptime
7570
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: 97.352 minutes
Inclination: 98.1906 deg
SMA: 7010.092 km
Apoapsis: 635.566 km
Periapsis: 628.347 km
RAAN: 17.0187 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00051492
Argument of periapsis: 113.1767 deg
Mean anomaly: 246.9986 deg
Mean motion: 14.79166998 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001703 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023697535 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NANOSAT(1)
TLE line 1: 1 28493U 04049B 25251.39469509 .00001703 00000-0 23698-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 28493 98.1906 17.0187 0005149 113.1767 246.9986 14.79166998113773
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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