● ORBIT ING-NOW

SAOCOM

NORAD 43641 · COSPAR 2018-076A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43562 @ 622 x 624 km x 97.8864 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-26 23:37 UTC · 6.6 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
SAOCOM 1A
1 43641U 18076A 26299.98417497 -.00000127 00000-0 -94415-5 0 09997
2 43641 97.8864 124.8452 0001395 81.5321 278.6050 14.82142563435620
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
October 7th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
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
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.8864°
Period
97.16 min
Perigee
622 km
Apogee
624 km
Eccentricity
0.0001395
RAAN
124.8452°
Arg of Perigee
81.5321°
Mean Motion
14.82142563 rev/d