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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

22824, 1993-061B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

CNES

Mission

Operational Civil Geodetic

Bus & Motor

STARLETTE, Unknown motor

Mass

48 kg wet, 48 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-09-26 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 40

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.045 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STELLA
1 22824U 93061B   26125.92921723 -.00000011  00000-0  13804-4 0  9991
2 22824  98.7747 190.0234 0006473  10.1862  70.4814 14.27469335698741

Epoch: 2026-05-05T22:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T22:18:04.368Z)

Latitude

77.32464°

Longitude

-51.34431°

Altitude

811.712 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 47m 53s

True Declination

77° 15' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:33:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

801.999 km

Perigee altitude

792.709 km

Semi-major axis

7,175.491 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

98.7747°

RAAN

190.0234°

Arg. of periapsis

10.1862°

True anomaly

70.55133°

Mean anomaly

70.4814°

Eccentric anomaly

70.51636°

Mean motion

3.5708 °/min

Orbital period

100.82 mins

BSTAR

0.000013804

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

ARIANE 40 DEB, 23107 (Decayed)

SPOT 3, 22823

ARIANE 40 DEB, 35955 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2026-05-06 17:00:32.809Z	18.716° NNE	2026-05-06 17:04:32.809Z	64.08° ENE	43.044°	2026-05-06 17:09:32.809Z	187.115° SSW
4 mins	2026-05-06 18:42:32.809Z	317.585° NNW	2026-05-06 18:43:32.809Z	305.18° NW	14.082°	2026-05-06 18:46:32.809Z	269.21° W
9 mins	2026-05-07 04:19:32.809Z	171.818° S	2026-05-07 04:23:32.809Z	259.738° W	44.274°	2026-05-07 04:28:32.809Z	343.25° N

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STELLA, 22824

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T22:18:04.368Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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