ESSAIM-3, 28496
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ESSAIM-3, 28496 is a French payload satellite 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
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
EADS/Bremen
Mission
Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
MYRIADE, Unknown motor
Mass
119 kg wet, 114 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.607 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 ESSAIM-3
1 28496U 04049E 26171.39476909 .00001347 00000-0 12401-3 0 9996
2 28496 98.2264 108.4524 0000610 142.5409 217.5853 14.96576746163206Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28:28.049Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
57.72553°
Altitude
580.853 km
Speed
7.57 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 13m 48s
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
23:08:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.941 km
Perigee altitude
574.093 km
Semi-major axis
6,952.654 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
98.2264°
RAAN
108.4524°
Arg. of periapsis
142.5409°
True anomaly
217.58104°
Mean anomaly
217.5853°
Eccentric anomaly
217.58317°
Mean motion
3.74384 °/min
Orbital period
96.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00012401
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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.ESSAIM-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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 19:22:31.569Z | 138.685° SSE | 2026-06-22 19:25:31.569Z | 77.032° E | 33.663° | 2026-06-22 19:28:31.569Z | 7.127° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 08:39:31.569Z | 19.092° NNE | 2026-06-23 08:42:31.569Z | 157.502° S | 42.531° | 2026-06-23 08:45:31.569Z | 188.011° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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