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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
40053, 2014-034A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Airbus (UK)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROSAT-500L, AOCS
Mass
712 kg wet, ~712 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2014-06-30 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PSLV
Launch site
Sirharikota (SRI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 7 m
Radar Cross Section
9.390 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 SPOT 7
1 40053U 14034A   25183.83381471  .00000347  00000-0  80917-4 0  9991
2 40053  98.1110 249.4766 0001161  99.8291 260.3041 14.60479820586151
Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:00:41.59Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
28.19407°
Altitude
694.752 km
Speed
7.509 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 37m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-56.78635°
Longitude
-163.99745°
Altitude
714.244 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 36m 00s
Apparent Declination
-48° 39' 45"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:25:34
Azimuth
191.151° SSW
Elevation
-81.058°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
689.522 km
Perigee altitude
687.881 km
Semi-major axis
7,066.839 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
98.111°
RAAN
249.4766°
Arg. of periapsis
99.8291°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
260.3041°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.65347 °/min
Orbital period
98.54 mins
BSTAR
0.000080917
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SPOT 7 Visibility forecast

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8 mins2025-07-03 04:21:21.093Z164.466° S2025-07-03 04:25:21.093Z0.458° NNE44.344°2025-07-03 04:29:21.093Z348.035° N
5 mins2025-07-03 16:21:21.093Z61.479° ENE2025-07-03 16:23:21.093Z96.073° ESE20.894°2025-07-03 16:26:21.093Z141.056° SSE
6 mins2025-07-03 17:58:21.093Z341.248° N2025-07-03 18:00:21.093Z303.841° NW29.183°2025-07-03 18:04:21.093Z229.538° WSW
5 mins2025-07-04 03:25:21.093Z98.598° ESE2025-07-04 03:27:21.093Z63.538° ENE21.053°2025-07-04 03:30:21.093Z19.703° NNE
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