Key statistics
Satellite ANDESITE at a glance.
Uptime
1913
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: 95.784 minutes
Inclination: 97.7886 deg
SMA: 6934.618 km
Apoapsis: 563.511 km
Periapsis: 549.456 km
RAAN: 76.1689 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00101338
Argument of periapsis: 48.8265 deg
Mean anomaly: 311.3832 deg
Mean motion: 15.03380493 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004987 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00037114095 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 11:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ANDESITE
TLE line 1: 1 45726U 20037D 25250.47423388 .00004987 00000-0 37114-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 45726 97.7886 76.1689 0010134 48.8265 311.3832 15.03380493283156
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ANDESITE.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for ANDESITE, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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.
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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