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	98.217°
Eccentricity	0.00050
RA ascending node	15.966 hr
Argument perigee	128.499°
Mean anomaly	231.667°
Orbital period	97.295 min
Epoch of osculation	14 Apr 2026, 08:25

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	632.9 km
Mean Altitude	636.4 km
Peak Altitude	639.9 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