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POSAT 1, 22829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

POSAT 1, 22829 is a payload satellite owned by INETI (PT) 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

22829, 1993-061G

Orbit

SSO

Country

PT / POR

Related business

National Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation (PT)

Manufacturer

SSTL

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

UOSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, 50 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 Ant, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.597 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 POSAT 1
1 22829U 93061G   26040.13450319  .00000110  00000-0  57602-4 0  9996
2 22829  98.6823 107.3003 0010476  50.9757 309.2357 14.31879027689729

Epoch: 2026-02-09T03:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-09T03:13:41.075Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-80.35452°

Altitude

783.645 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 09m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:52:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

790.1 km

Perigee altitude

775.097 km

Semi-major axis

7,160.735 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

98.6823°

RAAN

107.3003°

Arg. of periapsis

50.9757°

True anomaly

309.14264°

Mean anomaly

309.2357°

Eccentric anomaly

309.18918°

Mean motion

3.58184 °/min

Orbital period

100.51 mins

BSTAR

0.000057602

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

EYESAT A, 22825

SPOT 3, 22823

ARIANE 40 DEB, 23107 (Decayed)

KITSAT B, 22828

ITAMSAT, 22826

STELLA, 22824

ARIANE 40 DEB, 35955 (Decayed)

HEALTHSAT 1, 22827

ARIANE 40 R/B, 22830

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POSAT 1 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.
10 mins	2026-02-09 17:12:44.814Z	15.351° NNE	2026-02-09 17:17:44.814Z	127.522° SE	44.702°	2026-02-09 17:22:44.814Z	191.841° SSW
8 mins	2026-02-10 04:30:44.814Z	175.928° S	2026-02-10 04:33:44.814Z	219.547° SW	42.756°	2026-02-10 04:38:44.814Z	341.429° N

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POSAT 1, 22829

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-09T03:13:41.075Z)

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

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