Key statistics
Satellite VESSELSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
5077
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
20.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for VESSELSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: VESSELSAT 1
International designator: 2011-058C
Object number (NORAD): 37840
Object ID (CCSDS): 37840
Country: LUXEMBOURG (LUXE)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.029 minutes
Inclination: 19.963 deg
SMA: 7232.834 km
Apoapsis: 864.554 km
Periapsis: 844.844 km
RAAN: 335.2678 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00136255
Argument of periapsis: 337.3362 deg
Mean anomaly: 22.644 deg
Mean motion: 14.11367247 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000422 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000085733716 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 6:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 VESSELSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 37840U 11058C 25247.28421617 .00000422 00000-0 85734-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 37840 19.9630 335.2678 0013626 337.3362 22.6440 14.11367247717493
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite VESSELSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
VESSELSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV-CA | Megha-Tropiques’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 12, 2011, 5:31 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV-CA | Megha-Tropiques
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 12, 2011, 5:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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