Latitude
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SAOCOM
NORAD 43641 · COSPAR 2018-076A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43576 @ 622 x 624 km x 97.8863 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 22:18 UTC · 23.1 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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SAOCOM 1A
1 43641U 18076A 26300.92933015 .00000084 00000-0 17109-4 0 09997
2 43641 97.8863 125.7767 0001391 82.0981 278.0390 14.82143023435760
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43641U 18076A 26300.92933015 .00000084 00000-0 17109-4 0 09997
2 43641 97.8863 125.7767 0001391 82.0981 278.0390 14.82143023435760
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 7th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
National Space Activities Commission (CONAE)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
INVAP
Launch mass
1,650 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.8863°
Period
97.16 min
Perigee
622 km
Apogee
624 km
Eccentricity
0.0001391
RAAN
125.7767°
Arg of Perigee
82.0981°
Mean Motion
14.82143023 rev/d