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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 LARES
1 38077U 12006A 26308.40800249 -.00000050 00000-0 -68789-4 0 9999
2 38077 69.4918 52.7370 0011448 269.6814 90.2901 12.54932113674663Epoch: 2026-11-04T09:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-04T09:47:31.415Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-137.80063°
Altitude
1,446.11 km
Speed
7.139 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 30m 56s
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
13:28:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,451.112 km
Perigee altitude
1,433.207 km
Semi-major axis
7,820.296 km
Eccentricity
0.00114
Inclination
69.4918°
RAAN
52.737°
Arg. of periapsis
269.6814°
True anomaly
90.42128°
Mean anomaly
90.2901°
Eccentric anomaly
90.35569°
Mean motion
3.1384 °/min
Orbital period
114.71 mins
BSTAR
-0.000068789
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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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| 17 mins | 2026-11-04 18:01:26.797Z | 336.368° NNW | 2026-11-04 18:10:26.797Z | 101.233° ESE | 78.196° | 2026-11-04 18:18:26.797Z | 151.853° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2026-11-04 20:02:26.797Z | 297.973° NW | 2026-11-04 20:06:26.797Z | 266.139° W | 21.065° | 2026-11-04 20:12:26.797Z | 220.19° SW |
| 11 mins | 2026-11-05 06:57:26.797Z | 138.008° SSE | 2026-11-05 07:02:26.797Z | 94.798° ESE | 24.461° | 2026-11-05 07:08:26.797Z | 49.891° ENE |
| 16 mins | 2026-11-05 08:51:26.797Z | 214.038° SW | 2026-11-05 08:59:26.797Z | 317.142° NNW | 71.156° | 2026-11-05 09:07:26.797Z | 21.809° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2026-11-05 10:54:26.797Z | 288.198° WNW | 2026-11-05 10:58:26.797Z | 319.563° NNW | 19.077° | 2026-11-05 11:04:26.797Z | 3.707° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-05 15:03:26.797Z | 18.22° NNE | 2026-11-05 15:04:26.797Z | 25.285° NE | 12.023° | 2026-11-05 15:07:26.797Z | 46.236° ENE |
| 15 mins | 2026-11-05 16:58:26.797Z | 348.192° N | 2026-11-05 17:05:26.797Z | 52.78° ENE | 43.001° | 2026-11-05 17:13:26.797Z | 123.708° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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