Spacecraft information: NANOSAT-1

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 98.203°
Eccentricity 0.00052
RA ascending node 9.748 hr
Argument perigee 76.535°
Mean anomaly 283.644°
Orbital period 97.316 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Jan 2026, 01:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 633.7 km
Mean Altitude 637.4 km
Peak Altitude 641.0 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

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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