Key statistics
Satellite EOLE 1 (CAS-A) at a glance.
Uptime
19742
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
50.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EOLE 1 (CAS-A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EOLE 1 (CAS-A)
International designator: 1971-071A
Object number (NORAD): 5435
Object ID (CCSDS): 5435
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.657 minutes
Inclination: 50.1386 deg
SMA: 7072.576 km
Apoapsis: 767.287 km
Periapsis: 621.596 km
RAAN: 264.8248 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01029972
Argument of periapsis: 206.7277 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.8323 deg
Mean motion: 14.59608199 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001502 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00033054892 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 6:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EOLE 1 (CAS-A)
TLE line 1: 1 05435U 71071A 25245.78280190 .00001502 00000-0 33055-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 05435 50.1386 264.8248 0102997 206.7277 152.8323 14.59608199834006
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EOLE 1 (CAS-A).
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object EOLE 1 (CAS-A).
Associated space launch
Second French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.
EOLE 1 (CAS-A) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B-1 | Eole’, on board a Scout B-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 16, 1971, 6:39 p.m. from Launch Area 3A.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Scout B-1 | Eole
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 16, 1971, 6:39 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout B-1
Launch pad: Launch Area 3A
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
