NANOSAT-1

NORAD 28493 · COSPAR 2004-049B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #17305 @ 626 x 630 km x 98.2456 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-14 04:57 UTC Â· 30.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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NANOSAT-1
1 28493U 04049B 26287.20651726 .00000987 00000-0 13668-3 0 09998
2 28493 98.2456 66.9193 0002737 270.1339 89.9558 14.80353499173056

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 18th 2004

Spacecraft age

21 years, 9 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

98.2456Â°

Period

97.27 min

Perigee

626 km

Apogee

630 km

Eccentricity

0.0002737

RAAN

66.9193Â°

Arg of Perigee

270.1339Â°

Mean Motion

14.80353499 rev/d