Launch Details

Launched	17 December 2004
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Experimental Active satellites
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	Spain
NORAD ID	28493
COSPAR ID	2004-049B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.238°
Eccentricity	0.00052
RA ascending node	1.237 hr
Argument perigee	69.374°
Mean anomaly	290.803°
Orbital period	97.279 min
Epoch of osculation	28 Aug 2026, 02:14

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	631.9 km
Mean Altitude	635.6 km
Peak Altitude	639.2 km

Launched alongside

HELIOS 2A ESSAIM-1 ESSAIM-2 ESSAIM-3 ESSAIM-4 PARASOL ARIANE 5 R/B HELIOS 2A DEB HELIOS 2A DEB HELIOS 2A DEB HELIOS 2A DEB HELIOS 2A DEB HELIOS 2A DEB HELIOS 2A DEB