NANOSAT(1), 28493
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NANOSAT(1), 28493 is a payload satellite owned by INTA (ES) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 18 Dec 2004 UTC via an ARIANE 5G+ 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
ES / SPNRelated business
Manufacturer
INTA
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
NANOSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
20 kg wet, 20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Poly, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.286 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 NANOSAT(1)
1 28493U 04049B 26171.34633970 .00000741 00000-0 10490-3 0 9994
2 28493 98.2281 308.0845 0002736 287.9038 72.1875 14.80164628155912Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:18:43.750Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-85.16008°
Altitude
631.23 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 32m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
23:09:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
627.776 km
Perigee altitude
623.944 km
Semi-major axis
7,003.997 km
Eccentricity
0.00027
Inclination
98.2281°
RAAN
308.0845°
Arg. of periapsis
287.9038°
True anomaly
72.21735°
Mean anomaly
72.1875°
Eccentric anomaly
72.20243°
Mean motion
3.70275 °/min
Orbital period
97.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0001049
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2004 (2004-12-18 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.NANOSAT(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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 20:56:52.285Z | 64.332° ENE | 2026-06-22 20:58:52.285Z | 95.222° ESE | 15.427° | 2026-06-22 21:00:52.285Z | 125.058° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 22:32:52.285Z | 346.286° N | 2026-06-22 22:34:52.285Z | 299.802° NW | 33.838° | 2026-06-22 22:38:52.285Z | 219.298° SW |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 09:26:52.285Z | 185.721° SSW | 2026-06-23 09:29:52.285Z | 254.524° W | 39.299° | 2026-06-23 09:33:52.285Z | 336.685° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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