● ORBIT ING-NOW

ROBUSTA

NORAD 42792 · COSPAR 2017-036AD · REENTRY☠️ RIP
ROBUSTA 1B reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).
Orbit: #35229 @ 166 x 178 km x 97.0969 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-10-16 17:36 UTC · 26426 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
ROBUSTA 1B
1 42792U 17036AD 23289.73389548 .09781629 23598-5 10320-2 0 9994
2 42792 97.0969 333.1645 0009033 260.0160 100.0120 16.37602079352297
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 23rd 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
University of Montpellier
Purpose
Earth Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Launch vehicle
PSLV
Contractor
University of Montpellier
Launch mass
5 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.0969°
Period
87.93 min
Perigee
166 km
Apogee
178 km
Eccentricity
0.0009033
RAAN
333.1645°
Arg of Perigee
260.016°
Mean Motion
16.37602079 rev/d