PROBA-1

NORAD 26958 · COSPAR 2001-049B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #36112 @ 504 x 582 km x 97.9609 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 08:18 UTC Â· 13.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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PROBA-1
1 26958U 01049B 26284.34586569 .00001413 00000-0 93428-4 0 09991
2 26958 97.9609 296.9834 0056191 89.9025 270.8641 15.07872970361125

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 22nd 2001

Spacecraft age

24 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

European Space Agency (ESA)

Purpose

Technology Demonstration

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Launch vehicle

PSLV C3

Contractor

Verhaert Design and Development NV (leading a European consortium)

Launch mass

100 kg

Power

100.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.9609Â°

Period

95.5 min

Perigee

504 km

Apogee

582 km

Eccentricity

0.0056191

RAAN

296.9834Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.9025Â°

Mean Motion

15.0787297 rev/d