Key statistics
Satellite PRETTY at a glance.
Uptime
629
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for PRETTY.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: PRETTY
International designator: 2023-155H
Object number (NORAD): 58023
Object ID (CCSDS): 58023
Country: AUSTRIA (ASRA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.031 minutes
Inclination: 97.6028 deg
SMA: 6898.218 km
Apoapsis: 521.831 km
Periapsis: 518.335 km
RAAN: 254.5368 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002534
Argument of periapsis: 142.5595 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.5814 deg
Mean motion: 15.15295681 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000473 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025479 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: June 29, 2025, 2:41 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: June 28, 2025, 4:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PRETTY
TLE line 1: 1 58023U 23155H 25179.68074392 .00004730 00000-0 25479-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 58023 97.6028 254.5368 0002534 142.5595 217.5814 15.15295681 94666
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite PRETTY.
Associated space launch
THEOS-2 is Thailand’s first Earth observation satellite. Built by Airbus Defense and Space and based on the Astrobus-S platform, it is designed for optical measurements with a ground resolution of approximately 1 meter. TRITON or FORMOSAT-7R is an additional satellite by NSPO added to the joint Taiwanese-US FORMOSAT 7 / COSMIC-2 constellation for collecting atmospheric data for weather prediction and for ionosphere, climate and gravity research. Its GNSS Reflectometry payload can be used to calculate the wind speed over sea surfaces. Cubesats: PROBA-V-CC (Project for On-Board Autonomy - Vegetation - Companion CubeSat) (12U) is a mission that will fly a scaled-down version of the vegetation-monitoring instrument aboard the Earth-observing PROBA-V to conduct combined experimental observations with its predecessor. PRETTY (Passive REflecTomeTry and dosimetrY) (3U) flies a GPS/Galileo signal reflectometer and radiation monitor for Graz University of Technology of Austria. MACSAT (6U) is an In-orbit demonstration (IoD) missionto demonstrate IoT communication over 5G for OQTech. CSC-1 and 2 (6U) contains 7 different experimental payloads from various institutions being flown by ISISPACE/ISL. N3SS (Nanosat 3U pour la Surveillance du Spectre) (3U) is a demonstration system for detecting and localize radio-frequency jammers on civil spectrum for the French CNES. ESTCUBE-2 is a technology demonstration mission with multiple scientific payloads for University of Tartu of Estonia. ANSER LEADER/FOLLOWER 1/2 (Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth observation Research) is a cluster of 3 Earth observing cubesats with panchromatic and hyperspectral cameras for Spain's INTA for monitoring the quality of inland (reservoirs) water over the Iberian Peninsula.
PRETTY was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vega | THEOS-2, TRITON & others’, on board a Vega space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 9, 2023, 1:36 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Vega | THEOS-2, TRITON & others
Agency: Arianespace
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 9, 2023, 1:36 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vega
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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