Key statistics
Satellite PICARD at a glance.
Uptime
5555
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: 99.145 minutes
Inclination: 98.2886 deg
SMA: 7095.899 km
Apoapsis: 718.679 km
Periapsis: 716.849 km
RAAN: 72.2456 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00012894
Argument of periapsis: 85.044 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.0903 deg
Mean motion: 14.52418025 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000375 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010297659 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 4:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PICARD
TLE line 1: 1 36598U 10028A 25240.70305995 .00000375 00000-0 10298-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 36598 98.2886 72.2456 0001289 85.0440 275.0903 14.52418025804977
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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