STELLA, 22824
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STELLA, 22824 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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
CNES
Mission
Operational Civil Geodetic
Bus & Motor
STARLETTE, Unknown motor
Mass
48 kg wet, 48 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 STELLA
1 22824U 93061B 25289.62866054 -.00000028 00000-0 68785-5 0 9990
2 22824 98.8098 347.5650 0005654 218.0095 269.5486 14.27460826670022Epoch: 2025-10-16T15:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T15:05:16.270Z)
Latitude
51.7352°
Longitude
-72.86751°
Altitude
808.591 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 55m 20s
True Declination
51° 34' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:57:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
801.441 km
Perigee altitude
793.327 km
Semi-major axis
7,175.521 km
Eccentricity
0.00057
Inclination
98.8098°
RAAN
347.565°
Arg. of periapsis
218.0095°
True anomaly
269.48381°
Mean anomaly
269.5486°
Eccentric anomaly
269.51621°
Mean motion
3.57078 °/min
Orbital period
100.82 mins
BSTAR
0.0000068785
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 1993 (1993-09-26 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STELLA 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-17 02:27:12.829Z | 84.682° E | 2025-10-17 02:29:12.829Z | 60.555° ENE | 13.883° | 2025-10-17 02:31:12.829Z | 36.353° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-10-17 04:04:12.829Z | 172.648° S | 2025-10-17 04:08:12.829Z | 254.541° W | 44.081° | 2025-10-17 04:13:12.829Z | 342.696° N |
| 8 mins | 2025-10-17 16:19:12.829Z | 33.963° NE | 2025-10-17 16:23:12.829Z | 103.36° ESE | 33.374° | 2025-10-17 16:27:12.829Z | 165.42° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-17 18:00:12.829Z | 330.005° NNW | 2025-10-17 18:02:12.829Z | 299.323° NW | 22.251° | 2025-10-17 18:06:12.829Z | 245.214° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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