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SPOT 3, 22823

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPOT 3, 22823 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 26 Sep 1993 UTC via an ARIANE 40 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

22823, 1993-061A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

MMS/Toulouse

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SPOT, SPOT AOCS

Mass

1,900 kg wet, 1,750 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-09-26 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 40

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 8.2 m

Radar Cross Section

12.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A   25182.13507338  .00000045  00000-0  42215-4 0  9991
2 22823  98.9067 239.8765 0017086 165.3490 194.8184 14.19953513645010

Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:14:30.34Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-88.18479°

Altitude

840.321 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 59m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.0903°

Longitude

102.05544°

Altitude

822.709 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 38m 20s

Apparent Declination

8° 28' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:34:04

Azimuth

35.594° NE

Elevation

-34.697°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

834.982 km

Perigee altitude

810.375 km

Semi-major axis

7,200.815 km

Eccentricity

0.00171

Inclination

98.9067°

RAAN

239.8765°

Arg. of periapsis

165.349°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

194.8184°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55198 °/min

Orbital period

101.35 mins

BSTAR

0.000042215

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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 1993 (1993-09-26 UTC)

ARIANE 40 DEB, 23107 (Decayed)

ARIANE 40 DEB, 35955 (Decayed)

SPOT 3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-07-01 15:40:52.901Z	46.265° ENE	2025-07-01 15:44:52.901Z	97.359° ESE	20.108°	2025-07-01 15:47:52.901Z	136.738° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-01 17:21:52.901Z	351.59° N	2025-07-01 17:24:52.901Z	294.798° NW	35.442°	2025-07-01 17:29:52.901Z	219.085° SW
8 mins	2025-07-02 03:03:52.901Z	123.563° SE	2025-07-02 03:06:52.901Z	76.991° E	30.152°	2025-07-02 03:11:52.901Z	4.626° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 04:43:52.901Z	212.732° SW	2025-07-02 04:47:52.901Z	273.165° WNW	25.198°	2025-07-02 04:51:52.901Z	322.138° NNW

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