SPOT 7, 40053
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPOT 7, 40053 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (AZ) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 30 Jun 2014 UTC via a PSLV launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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
Unknown / AZERRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus (UK)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROSAT-500L, AOCS
Mass
712 kg wet, ~712 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 3.2 m
Radar Cross Section
9.390 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 SPOT 7
1 40053U 14034A 25300.98285409 .00000799 00000-0 17354-3 0 9997
2 40053 98.0965 4.1008 0001118 100.7764 259.3562 14.60644267603236Epoch: 2025-10-27T23:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T23:35:18.593Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-26.30354°
Altitude
694.23 km
Speed
7.509 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 16m 24s
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
04:01:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
688.96 km
Perigee altitude
687.38 km
Semi-major axis
7,066.307 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
98.0965°
RAAN
4.1008°
Arg. of periapsis
100.7764°
True anomaly
259.34361°
Mean anomaly
259.3562°
Eccentric anomaly
259.3499°
Mean motion
3.65388 °/min
Orbital period
98.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00017354
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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2014 (2014-06-30 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.SPOT 7 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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| 7 mins | 2025-10-28 16:36:52.346Z | 35.835° NE | 2025-10-28 16:39:52.346Z | 83.987° E | 29.883° | 2025-10-28 16:43:52.346Z | 159.821° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-28 18:15:52.346Z | 323.916° NNW | 2025-10-28 18:17:52.346Z | 288.682° WNW | 20.831° | 2025-10-28 18:20:52.346Z | 245.732° WSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-10-29 03:40:52.346Z | 127.021° SE | 2025-10-29 03:43:52.346Z | 71.201° E | 29.885° | 2025-10-29 03:47:52.346Z | 6.784° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-29 05:19:52.346Z | 237.187° WSW | 2025-10-29 05:21:52.346Z | 273.049° WNW | 20.598° | 2025-10-29 05:24:52.346Z | 314.965° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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