Key statistics
Satellite VESSELSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
5177
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: 102.026 minutes
Inclination: 19.9617 deg
SMA: 7232.725 km
Apoapsis: 864.508 km
Periapsis: 844.672 km
RAAN: 88.1777 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00137126
Argument of periapsis: 0.8525 deg
Mean anomaly: 359.1902 deg
Mean motion: 14.11398966 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000405 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000076414283 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 VESSELSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 37840U 11058C 25347.60679029 .00000405 00000-0 76414-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 37840 19.9617 88.1777 0013713 0.8525 359.1902 14.11398966731682
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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