Key statistics
Satellite TERRA SAR X at a glance.
Uptime
6598
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TERRA SAR X.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TERRA SAR X
International designator: 2007-026A
Object number (NORAD): 31698
Object ID (CCSDS): 31698
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.79 minutes
Inclination: 97.4456 deg
SMA: 6886.537 km
Apoapsis: 509.567 km
Periapsis: 507.237 km
RAAN: 195.2321 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001692
Argument of periapsis: 86.134 deg
Mean anomaly: 274.0088 deg
Mean motion: 15.19152779 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000026986 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TERRA SAR X
TLE line 1: 1 31698U 07026A 25187.58090180 .00000500 00000-0 26986-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 31698 97.4456 195.2321 0001692 86.1340 274.0088 15.19152779 1419
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TERRA SAR X.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
German Earth observation satellite
TERRA SAR X was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr | TerraSAR-X’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 2007, 2:14 a.m. from 109/95.
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Dnepr | TerraSAR-X
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 2007, 2:14 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 109/95
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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