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	98.225°
Eccentricity	0.00040
RA ascending node	19.039 hr
Argument perigee	12.639°
Mean anomaly	347.492°
Orbital period	97.290 min
Epoch of osculation	29 May 2026, 09:01

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	633.3 km
Mean Altitude	636.1 km
Peak Altitude	638.9 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