Key statistics
Satellite AZUR (GRS A) at a glance.
Uptime
20269
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for AZUR (GRS A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: AZUR (GRS A)
International designator: 1969-097A
Object number (NORAD): 4221
Object ID (CCSDS): 4221
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.989 minutes
Inclination: 102.6811 deg
SMA: 6944.5 km
Apoapsis: 800.116 km
Periapsis: 332.613 km
RAAN: 355.279 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0336599
Argument of periapsis: 284.89 deg
Mean anomaly: 71.5261 deg
Mean motion: 15.00172935 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00026715 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00061813 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 7:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 AZUR (GRS A)
TLE line 1: 1 04221U 69097A 25126.80919633 .00026715 00000-0 61813-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 04221 102.6811 355.2790 0336599 284.8900 71.5261 15.00172935663849
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite AZUR (GRS A).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object AZUR (GRS A).
Associated space launch
NASA-GSFC and BMWF (German scientific research ministry) joint spacecraft designed to acquire data about the terrestrial radiation belt.
AZUR (GRS A) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B | Azur’, on board a Scout B space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 8, 1969, 1:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout B | Azur
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 8, 1969, 1:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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