Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/38077?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/38077?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

38077, 2012-006A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Italian Space Agency (IT)

Manufacturer

CGS

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

LARES, Unknown motor

Mass

400 kg wet, 400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-02-13 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 LARES
1 38077U 12006A   25191.60798166 -.00000045  00000-0 -36864-4 0  9997
2 38077  69.4888 155.6957 0009095 348.1774  11.9037 12.54932045614215

Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:35:29.615Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

8.05046°

Altitude

1,439.093 km

Speed

7.146 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 22m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

68.87692°

Longitude

112.70408°

Altitude

1,457.404 km

Speed

7.139 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 39m 00s

Apparent Declination

45° 26' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:51:06

Azimuth

22.483° NNE

Elevation

0.34°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,449.272 km

Perigee altitude

1,435.047 km

Semi-major axis

7,820.297 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

69.4888°

RAAN

155.6957°

Arg. of periapsis

348.1774°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

11.9037°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1384 °/min

Orbital period

114.71 mins

BSTAR

-0.000036864

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2012 (2012-02-13 UTC)

ALMASAT-1, 38078 (Decayed)

E-STAR, 38079 (Decayed)

GOLIAT, 38080 (Decayed)

MASAT-1, 38081 (Decayed)

XATCOBEO, 38082 (Decayed)

PW SAT, 38083 (Decayed)

ROBUSTA, 38084 (Decayed)

UNICUBESAT, 38085 (Decayed)

AVUM R/B, 38086 (Decayed)

LARES Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
11 mins	2025-07-11 06:26:31.466Z	357.709° N	2025-07-11 06:32:31.466Z	43.474° NE	18.73°	2025-07-11 06:37:31.466Z	81.079° E
15 mins	2025-07-11 08:24:31.466Z	338.841° N	2025-07-11 08:31:31.466Z	59.601° ENE	44.115°	2025-07-11 08:39:31.466Z	148.668° SSE
11 mins	2025-07-11 10:23:31.466Z	302.16° NW	2025-07-11 10:28:31.466Z	261.592° W	21.288°	2025-07-11 10:34:31.466Z	215.879° SW
10 mins	2025-07-11 21:19:31.466Z	133.854° SE	2025-07-11 21:23:31.466Z	100.819° ESE	20.745°	2025-07-11 21:29:31.466Z	53.926° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-11 23:13:31.466Z	211.358° SW	2025-07-11 23:20:31.466Z	283.313° WNW	44.206°	2025-07-11 23:28:31.466Z	22.319° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-12 01:15:31.466Z	283.165° WNW	2025-07-12 01:20:31.466Z	323.342° NNW	18.863°	2025-07-12 01:25:31.466Z	1.116° NNE

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out LARES, 38077 on other resources

View LARES, 38077 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View LARES, 38077 on Heavens-Above

View LARES, 38077 on Keep Track

View LARES, 38077 on Celestrak

View LARES, 38077 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.