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	98.231°
Eccentricity	0.00036
RA ascending node	22.100 hr
Argument perigee	190.590°
Mean anomaly	169.524°
Orbital period	97.284 min
Epoch of osculation	13 Jul 2026, 04:40

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	633.2 km
Mean Altitude	635.8 km
Peak Altitude	638.4 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