Latitude
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NORSAT
NORAD 48272 · COSPAR 2021-034E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #29720 @ 544 x 552 km x 97.518 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-10 13:51 UTC · 16.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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NORSAT 3
1 48272U 21034E 26283.57718078 .00005083 00000-0 35216-3 0 09993
2 48272 97.5180 338.0594 0005909 267.1642 92.8909 15.06065377297205
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48272U 21034E 26283.57718078 .00005083 00000-0 35216-3 0 09993
2 48272 97.5180 338.0594 0005909 267.1642 92.8909 15.06065377297205
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 29th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Norwegian Space Center
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Vega W18
Contractor
Norwegian Space Center
Launch mass
15 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.518°
Period
95.61 min
Perigee
544 km
Apogee
552 km
Eccentricity
0.0005909
RAAN
338.0594°
Arg of Perigee
267.1642°
Mean Motion
15.06065377 rev/d