Key statistics
Satellite COMPASS 1 at a glance.
Uptime
6341
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for COMPASS 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: COMPASS 1
International designator: 2008-021E
Object number (NORAD): 32787
Object ID (CCSDS): 32787
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.591 minutes
Inclination: 97.6452 deg
SMA: 6779.644 km
Apoapsis: 407.001 km
Periapsis: 396.016 km
RAAN: 244.446 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00081013
Argument of periapsis: 89.4414 deg
Mean anomaly: 270.7768 deg
Mean motion: 15.55222268 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00098936 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014476929 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 COMPASS 1
TLE line 1: 1 32787U 08021E 25248.95538575 .00098936 00000-0 14477-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 32787 97.6452 244.4460 0008101 89.4414 270.7768 15.55222268945931
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite COMPASS 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Indian Earth observation satellite. Launched alongside 9 nanosatellites.
COMPASS 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Cartosat 2A’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad.
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PSLV | Cartosat 2A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 28, 2008, 3:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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