Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 6 at a glance.
Uptime
4683
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SPOT 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SPOT 6
International designator: 2012-047A
Object number (NORAD): 38755
Object ID (CCSDS): 38755
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.726 minutes
Inclination: 98.1765 deg
SMA: 7075.912 km
Apoapsis: 698.915 km
Periapsis: 696.64 km
RAAN: 254.3593 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001608
Argument of periapsis: 103.1637 deg
Mean anomaly: 256.9742 deg
Mean motion: 14.58576062 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000234 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060107 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 6
TLE line 1: 1 38755U 12047A 25186.82944331 .00000234 00000-0 60107-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 38755 98.1765 254.3593 0001608 103.1637 256.9742 14.58576062682592
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SPOT 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SPOT 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV-CA | SPOT 6 & PROITERES’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 9, 2012, 4:23 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV-CA | SPOT 6 & PROITERES
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 9, 2012, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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