PARASOL, 28498
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PARASOL, 28498 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) 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
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MYRIADE, Unknown motor
Mass
110 kg wet, 110 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 12.9 m
Radar Cross Section
0.607 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 PARASOL
1 28498U 04049G 26171.47910066 .00000511 00000-0 84975-4 0 9992
2 28498 98.5031 3.3870 0014543 19.5328 340.6433 14.74628593149720Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:29:54.297Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-77.78237°
Altitude
639.687 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 13m 32s
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
23:08:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
653.618 km
Perigee altitude
633.195 km
Semi-major axis
7,021.543 km
Eccentricity
0.00145
Inclination
98.5031°
RAAN
3.387°
Arg. of periapsis
19.5328°
True anomaly
340.58797°
Mean anomaly
340.6433°
Eccentric anomaly
340.61564°
Mean motion
3.68888 °/min
Orbital period
97.59 mins
BSTAR
0.000084975
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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.PARASOL 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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 12:28:08.161Z | 150.246° SSE | 2026-06-22 12:32:08.161Z | 87.072° E | 39.206° | 2026-06-22 12:36:08.161Z | 357.372° N |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-23 01:57:08.161Z | 5.383° NNE | 2026-06-23 02:00:08.161Z | 317.87° NNW | 41.791° | 2026-06-23 02:04:08.161Z | 205.684° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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