ANDESITE

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ANDESITE at a glance.

Uptime

2010

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ANDESITE.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ANDESITE

International designator: 2020-037D

Object number (NORAD): 45726

Object ID (CCSDS): 45726

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.721 minutes

Inclination: 97.7837 deg

SMA: 6931.581 km

Apoapsis: 560.634 km

Periapsis: 546.258 km

RAAN: 173.8459 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00103702

Argument of periapsis: 78.9841 deg

Mean anomaly: 281.2551 deg

Mean motion: 15.04368721 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005845 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00042287541 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 11:38 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ANDESITE

TLE line 1: 1 45726U 20037D 25347.48503108 .00005845 00000-0 42288-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 45726 97.7837 173.8459 0010370 78.9841 281.2551 15.04368721297731

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ANDESITE.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

This rideshare mission carries small satellites for NASA, University of New South Wales and for NRO. The mission has been named "Don't Stop Me Now" in recognition of Rocket Lab board member and avid Queen fan Scott Smith, who recently passed away.

ANDESITE was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)
Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Electron

Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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