AZUR (GRS A)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite AZUR (GRS A) at a glance.

Uptime

20329

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.7

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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: 95.809 minutes

Inclination: 102.6708 deg

SMA: 6935.803 km

Apoapsis: 783.934 km

Periapsis: 331.403 km

RAAN: 92.6274 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0326228

Argument of periapsis: 116.2554 deg

Mean anomaly: 247.2564 deg

Mean motion: 15.0299524 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0002529 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00056506 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:51 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 AZUR (GRS A)

TLE line 1: 1 04221U 69097A 25186.57710833 .00025290 00000-0 56506-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 04221 102.6708 92.6274 0326228 116.2554 247.2564 15.02995240672813

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).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29)	SSO	2025-05-14 16:41:42	0.0002515886	144.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-03-13 10:57:10	0.0001355741	520.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-27	LEO	2025-01-10 00:35:42	0.003185231	407.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
OBJECT C	SSO	2024-12-01 20:35:55	0.0001201143	851.0 (m)	UNKNOWN
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2024-09-22 22:39:22	0.0001217719	686.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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