Latitude
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SPHERE-1
NORAD 55072 · COSPAR 2023-001BR · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
SPHERE-1 EYE reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #12039 @ 166 x 180 km x 97.3555 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-02-27 13:41 UTC · 14582.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
SPHERE-1 EYE
1 55072U 23001BR 25058.57047017 .09080145 24933-5 97191-3 0 9999
2 55072 97.3555 134.7295 0010845 280.7545 79.2531 16.37394111120393
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 55072U 23001BR 25058.57047017 .09080145 24933-5 97191-3 0 9999
2 55072 97.3555 134.7295 0010845 280.7545 79.2531 16.37394111120393
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 3rd 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Sony
Purpose
Space Science
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
University of Tokyo
Launch mass
10 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3555°
Period
87.94 min
Perigee
166 km
Apogee
180 km
Eccentricity
0.0010845
RAAN
134.7295°
Arg of Perigee
280.7545°
Mean Motion
16.37394111 rev/d