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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
ONERA/CNES
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MYRIADE, Unknown motor
Mass
303 kg wet, 303 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 2 Rod, 1.6 m
Radar Cross Section
4.027 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 MICROSCOPE
1 41457U 16025B 25311.30631827 .00001591 00000-0 34847-3 0 9992
2 41457 98.2519 320.3319 0001486 106.7091 253.4271 14.59040769506360Epoch: 2025-11-07T07:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T07:21:05.898Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
163.30516°
Altitude
699.555 km
Speed
7.506 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 21m 19s
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
15:26:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
694.409 km
Perigee altitude
692.307 km
Semi-major axis
7,071.495 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
98.2519°
RAAN
320.3319°
Arg. of periapsis
106.7091°
True anomaly
253.41078°
Mean anomaly
253.4271°
Eccentric anomaly
253.41894°
Mean motion
3.64986 °/min
Orbital period
98.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00034847
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2016 (2016-04-25 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.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-11-07 23:57:12.962Z | 122.699° SE | 2025-11-08 00:00:12.962Z | 73.752° E | 26.537° | 2025-11-08 00:04:12.962Z | 10.35° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-08 01:35:12.962Z | 217.203° SW | 2025-11-08 01:38:12.962Z | 269.336° W | 23.963° | 2025-11-08 01:41:12.962Z | 315.959° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-08 13:34:12.962Z | 18.289° NNE | 2025-11-08 13:37:12.962Z | 142.533° SSE | 44.15° | 2025-11-08 13:41:12.962Z | 189.595° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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