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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

Country

AZ / AZER

Related business

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

Airbus (UK)

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ASTROSAT-500L, AOCS

Mass

712 kg wet, ~712 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-06-30 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 3.2 m

Radar Cross Section

9.390 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SPOT 7
1 40053U 14034A   26283.92475248  .00000077  00000-0  24821-4 0  9991
2 40053  98.0509 343.3587 0001214  96.4895 263.6445 14.61034395654031

Epoch: 2026-10-10T22:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T22:11:38.614Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-9.0771°

Altitude

692.922 km

Speed

7.51 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 53m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:09:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

687.767 km

Perigee altitude

686.051 km

Semi-major axis

7,065.046 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

98.0509°

RAAN

343.3587°

Arg. of periapsis

96.4895°

True anomaly

263.63067°

Mean anomaly

263.6445°

Eccentric anomaly

263.63759°

Mean motion

3.65486 °/min

Orbital period

98.5 mins

BSTAR

0.000024821

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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.
7 mins	2026-10-11 04:53:08.315Z	207.961° SW	2026-10-11 04:57:08.315Z	274.12° WNW	27.828°	2026-10-11 05:00:08.315Z	319.221° NNW
8 mins	2026-10-11 16:51:08.315Z	17.887° NNE	2026-10-11 16:55:08.315Z	143.59° SSE	70.087°	2026-10-11 16:59:08.315Z	187.529° SSW
7 mins	2026-10-12 03:55:08.315Z	153.446° SSE	2026-10-12 03:58:08.315Z	54.569° ENE	68.843°	2026-10-12 04:02:08.315Z	352.865° N

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SPOT 7, 40053

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-10T22:11:38.614Z)

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