Showing default

NORSAT 3, 48272

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NORSAT 3, 48272 is a payload satellite owned by Statsat (NO) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 29 Apr 2021 UTC via a VEGA 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/48272?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/48272?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

48272, 2021-034E

Orbit

SSO

Country

NO / NOR

Related business

Space Norway AS (NO)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

NEMO, Unknown motor

Mass

15 kg wet, 15 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-04-29 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 NORSAT 3
1 48272U 21034E   26172.53007692  .00002882  00000-0  20564-3 0  9993
2 48272  97.5304 229.6970 0005640 291.1016  68.9608 15.05301146280499

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:43:18.645Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

129.14029°

Altitude

552.247 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 18m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:41:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

551.478 km

Perigee altitude

543.666 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.709 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

97.5304°

RAAN

229.697°

Arg. of periapsis

291.1016°

True anomaly

69.02114°

Mean anomaly

68.9608°

Eccentric anomaly

68.99097°

Mean motion

3.76571 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00020564

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)

LEMUR 2 SPECIAL K, 48273

PNEO3, 48268

TYVAK-182A, 48271

AII-BRAVO, 48270

LEMUR 2 AMANDA-SVANTE, 48269

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

NORSAT 3 Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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	2026-06-22 16:24:54.453Z	25.79° NE	2026-06-22 16:27:54.453Z	101.039° ESE	38.647°	2026-06-22 16:30:54.453Z	174.116° S
5 mins	2026-06-23 03:09:54.453Z	114.282° SE	2026-06-23 03:11:54.453Z	71.139° E	24.141°	2026-06-23 03:14:54.453Z	15.711° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-23 04:44:54.453Z	231.267° WSW	2026-06-23 04:46:54.453Z	271.127° WNW	19.414°	2026-06-23 04:48:54.453Z	306.921° NW

Items per page:

1–3 of 3 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out NORSAT 3, 48272 on other resources

View NORSAT 3, 48272 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View NORSAT 3, 48272 on Heavens-Above

View NORSAT 3, 48272 on Keep Track

View NORSAT 3, 48272 on Celestrak

View NORSAT 3, 48272 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

NORSAT 3, 48272

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:43:18.645Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)

NORSAT 3 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out NORSAT 3, 48272 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 22 hours ago