Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 6 at a glance.
Uptime
4746
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: 98.1701 deg
SMA: 7075.877 km
Apoapsis: 698.623 km
Periapsis: 696.861 km
RAAN: 316.4411 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001245
Argument of periapsis: 105.0465 deg
Mean anomaly: 255.0873 deg
Mean motion: 14.58586983 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000588 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013613777 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 6
TLE line 1: 1 38755U 12047A 25249.94230303 .00000588 00000-0 13614-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 38755 98.1701 316.4411 0001245 105.0465 255.0873 14.58586983691765
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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