Key statistics
Satellite PICARD at a glance.
Uptime
5443
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PICARD.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PICARD
International designator: 2010-028A
Object number (NORAD): 36598
Object ID (CCSDS): 36598
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.15 minutes
Inclination: 98.2907 deg
SMA: 7096.141 km
Apoapsis: 718.883 km
Periapsis: 717.13 km
RAAN: 322.4482 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001235
Argument of periapsis: 86.2427 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.891 deg
Mean motion: 14.52343592 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000404 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011012 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 12:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PICARD
TLE line 1: 1 36598U 10028A 25129.50989300 .00000404 00000-0 11012-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 36598 98.2907 322.4482 0001235 86.2427 273.8910 14.52343592788835
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PICARD.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
PICARD was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr 1 | Prisma-Mango, Prisma-Tango, Picard, BPA-1’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 2010, 2:42 p.m. from 370/13.
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Dnepr 1 | Prisma-Mango, Prisma-Tango, Picard, BPA-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 2010, 2:42 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 370/13
Location: Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
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