Key statistics
Satellite NOVASAR 1 at a glance.
Uptime
2550
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOVASAR 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOVASAR 1
International designator: 2018-071B
Object number (NORAD): 43619
Object ID (CCSDS): 43619
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.243 minutes
Inclination: 97.5445 deg
SMA: 6956.767 km
Apoapsis: 580.035 km
Periapsis: 577.229 km
RAAN: 129.7922 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00020168
Argument of periapsis: 58.2823 deg
Mean anomaly: 301.8596 deg
Mean motion: 14.96206694 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000228 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000025109992 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOVASAR 1
TLE line 1: 1 43619U 18071B 25251.63588410 .00000228 00000-0 25110-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 43619 97.5445 129.7922 0002017 58.2823 301.8596 14.96206694380830
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOVASAR 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The NovaSAR-S spacecraft carries a radar imaging instrument, and the mission was developed in partnership between the British government and the British satellite manufacturer SSTL. The SSTL-S1 satellite, also built by SSTL, is a high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite identical to three DMC3/TripleSat reconnaissance craft launched in 2015. Beijing-based 21AT will lease imaging capacity on the SSTL-S1 satellite. There are also several secondary payloads.
NOVASAR 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 16, 2018, 4:38 p.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 16, 2018, 4:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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