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MICROSCOPE, 41457

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MICROSCOPE, 41457 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-A 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

41457, 2016-025B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

ONERA/CNES

Mission

Non-operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

MYRIADE, Unknown motor

Mass

303 kg wet, 303 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-04-25 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-A

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 2 Rod, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

4.027 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 MICROSCOPE
1 41457U 16025B   26306.51102293  .00000435  00000-0  10099-3 0  9999
2 41457  98.2429 318.3367 0001644 101.2613 258.8771 14.59760195558909

Epoch: 2026-11-02T12:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T12:15:52.381Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

92.58146°

Altitude

697.156 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 13m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

15:36:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

692.194 km

Perigee altitude

689.87 km

Semi-major axis

7,069.169 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

98.2429°

RAAN

318.3367°

Arg. of periapsis

101.2613°

True anomaly

258.85862°

Mean anomaly

258.8771°

Eccentric anomaly

258.86786°

Mean motion

3.65166 °/min

Orbital period

98.59 mins

BSTAR

0.00010099

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2016 (2016-04-25 UTC)

AAUSAT 4, 41460 (Decayed)

OUFTI-1, 41458 (Decayed)

E-STAR-2, 41459 (Decayed)

ASAP-S, 41461 (Decayed)

SENTINEL 1B, 41456

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MICROSCOPE 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.
6 mins	2026-11-02 23:56:09.679Z	108.354° ESE	2026-11-02 23:59:09.679Z	60.331° ENE	22.402°	2026-11-03 00:02:09.679Z	18.407° NNE
7 mins	2026-11-03 01:33:09.679Z	203.972° SW	2026-11-03 01:36:09.679Z	261.931° W	36.488°	2026-11-03 01:40:09.679Z	327.585° NNW
7 mins	2026-11-03 13:32:09.679Z	30.008° NE	2026-11-03 13:35:09.679Z	114.48° SE	55.467°	2026-11-03 13:39:09.679Z	178.243° S

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MICROSCOPE, 41457

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T12:15:52.381Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2016 (2016-04-25 UTC)

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