LARES, 38077
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LARES, 38077 is a payload satellite owned by ASI (IT) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 UTC via a VEGA 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
ITRelated business
Manufacturer
CGS
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
LARES, Unknown motor
Mass
400 kg wet, 400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.126 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 LARES
1 38077U 12006A 26128.20129852 -.00000037 00000-0 66166-5 0 9993
2 38077 69.4935 0.5475 0006408 75.5110 284.6627 12.54932059652054Epoch: 2026-05-08T04:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-08T04:49:52.192Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
62.04355°
Altitude
1,444.789 km
Speed
7.14 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 02m 11s
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
01:21:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,447.171 km
Perigee altitude
1,437.148 km
Semi-major axis
7,820.296 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
69.4935°
RAAN
0.5475°
Arg. of periapsis
75.511°
True anomaly
284.59165°
Mean anomaly
284.6627°
Eccentric anomaly
284.62717°
Mean motion
3.1384 °/min
Orbital period
114.71 mins
BSTAR
0.0000066166
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2012 (2012-02-13 UTC)
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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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| 15 mins | 2026-05-08 18:22:21.457Z | 247.287° WSW | 2026-05-08 18:29:21.457Z | 304.129° NW | 29.238° | 2026-05-08 18:37:21.457Z | 12.021° NNE |
| 12 mins | 2026-05-09 00:31:21.457Z | 359.15° N | 2026-05-09 00:36:21.457Z | 39.002° NE | 21.54° | 2026-05-09 00:43:21.457Z | 93.623° ESE |
| 16 mins | 2026-05-09 02:28:21.457Z | 334.685° NNW | 2026-05-09 02:36:21.457Z | 155.48° SSE | 44.727° | 2026-05-09 02:44:21.457Z | 157.164° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-09 04:29:21.457Z | 289.07° WNW | 2026-05-09 04:32:21.457Z | 265.393° W | 16.858° | 2026-05-09 04:37:21.457Z | 228.371° WSW |
| 12 mins | 2026-05-09 15:22:21.457Z | 148.171° SSE | 2026-05-09 15:28:21.457Z | 95.274° ESE | 25.273° | 2026-05-09 15:34:21.457Z | 48.101° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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