NORSAT 1, 42826
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NORSAT 1, 42826 is a payload satellite owned by Statsat (NO) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 14 Jul 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
NO / NORRelated business
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
GNB, Unknown motor
Mass
30 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 4 Ant, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.202 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 NORSAT 1
1 42826U 17042B 25342.43052583 .00010454 00000-0 62920-3 0 9998
2 42826 97.4257 149.9990 0008086 30.5992 329.5708 15.10976519458396Epoch: 2025-12-08T10:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T10:19:57.431Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-82.41995°
Altitude
531.479 km
Speed
7.6 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 59m 59s
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
17:59:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
535.785 km
Perigee altitude
524.613 km
Semi-major axis
6,908.336 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
97.4257°
RAAN
149.999°
Arg. of periapsis
30.5992°
True anomaly
329.52383°
Mean anomaly
329.5708°
Eccentric anomaly
329.54732°
Mean motion
3.77992 °/min
Orbital period
95.24 mins
BSTAR
0.0006292
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 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.NORSAT 1 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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| 6 mins | 2025-12-08 23:36:51.683Z | 34.895° NE | 2025-12-08 23:39:51.683Z | 89.348° E | 26.973° | 2025-12-08 23:42:51.683Z | 154.792° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-09 11:53:51.683Z | 205.736° SW | 2025-12-09 11:55:51.683Z | 252.841° W | 29.775° | 2025-12-09 11:58:51.683Z | 324.044° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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