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: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 LARES
1 38077U 12006A 25312.83508552 -.00000040 00000-0 -87145-5 0 9999
2 38077 69.4903 308.6279 0011353 254.3362 105.6412 12.54932064629429Epoch: 2025-11-08T20:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T20:02:31.388Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-40.2619°
Altitude
1,448.458 km
Speed
7.137 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 34m 30s
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
12:32:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,451.038 km
Perigee altitude
1,433.281 km
Semi-major axis
7,820.297 km
Eccentricity
0.00114
Inclination
69.4903°
RAAN
308.6279°
Arg. of periapsis
254.3362°
True anomaly
105.76643°
Mean anomaly
105.6412°
Eccentric anomaly
105.70382°
Mean motion
3.1384 °/min
Orbital period
114.71 mins
BSTAR
-0.0000087145
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2012 (2012-02-13 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.LARES 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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| 15 mins | 2025-11-10 00:50:44.263Z | 187.636° SSW | 2025-11-10 00:57:44.263Z | 92.548° ESE | 42.615° | 2025-11-10 01:05:44.263Z | 30.25° NE |
| 13 mins | 2025-11-10 02:49:44.263Z | 257.981° W | 2025-11-10 02:55:44.263Z | 310.472° NW | 27.066° | 2025-11-10 03:02:44.263Z | 8.604° NNE |
| 12 mins | 2025-11-10 08:57:44.263Z | 0.362° NNE | 2025-11-10 09:02:44.263Z | 42.834° NE | 23.825° | 2025-11-10 09:09:44.263Z | 98.831° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2025-11-10 10:54:44.263Z | 332.033° NNW | 2025-11-10 11:01:44.263Z | 257.875° W | 44.6° | 2025-11-10 11:09:44.263Z | 162.688° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-10 12:55:44.263Z | 284.725° WNW | 2025-11-10 12:58:44.263Z | 262.179° W | 14.172° | 2025-11-10 13:01:44.263Z | 240.55° WSW |
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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