Key statistics
Satellite RAZAKSAT at a glance.
Uptime
5772
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
9.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for RAZAKSAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: RAZAKSAT
International designator: 2009-037A
Object number (NORAD): 35578
Object ID (CCSDS): 35578
Country: MALAYSIA (MALA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.978 minutes
Inclination: 8.9859 deg
SMA: 7040.125 km
Apoapsis: 673.132 km
Periapsis: 650.847 km
RAAN: 172.2899 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015827
Argument of periapsis: 192.6435 deg
Mean anomaly: 167.3359 deg
Mean motion: 14.69711954 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001599 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001686 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 3, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 2, 2025, 4:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 RAZAKSAT
TLE line 1: 1 35578U 09037A 25122.68709488 .00001599 00000-0 16860-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 35578 8.9859 172.2899 0015827 192.6435 167.3359 14.69711954848393
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite RAZAKSAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for RAZAKSAT, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was the first and only operational satellite to be put in orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 1.
RAZAKSAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 1 | RazakSAT’, on board a Falcon 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 14, 2009, 3:36 a.m. from Omelek Island.
For more information about the launch, click the button.

Falcon 1 | RazakSAT
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 14, 2009, 3:36 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 1
Launch pad: Omelek Island
Location: Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.