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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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Identifier

42826, 2017-042B

Orbit

SSO

Country

NO / NOR

Related business

Space Norway AS (NO)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

GNB, Unknown motor

Mass

30 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-07-14 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 4 Ant, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.202 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 NORSAT 1
1 42826U 17042B   26069.03207699  .00009534  00000-0  54721-3 0  9998
2 42826  97.4354 239.0977 0008177  69.8009 290.4101 15.12718789472232

Epoch: 2026-03-10T00:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T00:46:11.451Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

59.8335°

Altitude

529.027 km

Speed

7.599 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 56m 23s

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

19:09:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

530.534 km

Perigee altitude

519.245 km

Semi-major axis

6,903.027 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

97.4354°

RAAN

239.0977°

Arg. of periapsis

69.8009°

True anomaly

290.32225°

Mean anomaly

290.4101°

Eccentric anomaly

290.36618°

Mean motion

3.78429 °/min

Orbital period

95.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00054721

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-10 23:34:03.730Z	37.358° NE	2026-03-10 23:37:03.730Z	102.535° ESE	27.674°	2026-03-10 23:40:03.730Z	159.667° S
5 mins	2026-03-11 11:50:03.730Z	209.401° SW	2026-03-11 11:52:03.730Z	261.365° W	29.397°	2026-03-11 11:55:03.730Z	325.534° NNW

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NORSAT 1, 42826

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T00:46:11.451Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

NORSAT 1 Visibility forecast

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