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	98.208°
Eccentricity	0.00028
RA ascending node	12.897 hr
Argument perigee	287.040°
Mean anomaly	73.050°
Orbital period	97.305 min
Epoch of osculation	28 Feb 2026, 07:44

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	634.8 km
Mean Altitude	636.8 km
Peak Altitude	638.8 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