PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW) at a glance.

Uptime

19499

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

82.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)

International designator: 1971-093A

Object number (NORAD): 5580

Object ID (CCSDS): 5580

Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.857 minutes

Inclination: 82.042 deg

SMA: 7271.947 km

Apoapsis: 1263.801 km

Periapsis: 523.824 km

RAAN: 332.1645 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0508789

Argument of periapsis: 98.347 deg

Mean anomaly: 267.5694 deg

Mean motion: 13.99995625 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003396 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00072974 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: March 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: March 16, 2025, 9:49 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)

TLE line 1: 1 05580U 71093A 25075.40930078 .00003396 00000-0 72974-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 05580 82.0420 332.1645 0508789 98.3470 267.5694 13.99995625684430

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW).

Associated space launch

British scientific satellite used to demonstrate technologies needed for communication satellites.

PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Black Arrow | Prospero’, on board a Black Arrow space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 28, 1971, 4:09 a.m. from Launch Area 5B.

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Launch to space Black Arrow | Prospero
Black Arrow | Prospero

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 28, 1971, 4:09 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Black Arrow

Launch pad: Launch Area 5B

Location: RAAF Woomera Range Complex

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