NANOSAT-1

NORAD 28493 · COSPAR 2004-049B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #17603 @ 626 x 631 km x 98.2478 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-03 08:22 UTC Â· 28.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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NANOSAT-1
1 28493U 04049B 26307.34875406 .00000608 00000-0 86931-4 0 09993
2 28493 98.2478 87.6117 0003666 187.7821 172.3334 14.80386708176036

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 18th 2004

Spacecraft age

21 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Instituto Nacional de Tu008ecnia Aeroespacial (INTA)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5G

Contractor

Instituto Nacional de Tu008ecnia Aeroespacial (INTA)

Launch mass

20 kg

Power

20.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.2478Â°

Period

97.27 min

Perigee

626 km

Apogee

631 km

Eccentricity

0.0003666

RAAN

87.6117Â°

Arg of Perigee

187.7821Â°

Mean Motion

14.80386708 rev/d