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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.

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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)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 NORSAT 3
1 48272U 21034E   25348.96196138  .00004778  00000-0  35680-3 0  9999
2 48272  97.5609  45.6419 0007179 195.7424 164.3580 15.03269394252149

Epoch: 2025-12-14T23:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T23:05:13.463Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-24.53156°

Altitude

564.682 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 02m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

13:24:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

558.794 km

Perigee altitude

548.841 km

Semi-major axis

6,931.955 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

97.5609°

RAAN

45.6419°

Arg. of periapsis

195.7424°

True anomaly

164.38016°

Mean anomaly

164.358°

Eccentric anomaly

164.36908°

Mean motion

3.76062 °/min

Orbital period

95.73 mins

BSTAR

0.0003568

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

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TYVAK-182A, 48271

AII-BRAVO, 48270

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NORSAT 3 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	2025-12-15 17:14:03.154Z	350.602° N	2025-12-15 17:16:03.154Z	305.872° NW	34.422°	2025-12-15 17:20:03.154Z	214.556° SW
6 mins	2025-12-16 03:59:03.154Z	165.77° S	2025-12-16 04:01:03.154Z	156.77° SSE	44.521°	2025-12-16 04:05:03.154Z	348.406° N

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NORSAT 3, 48272

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T23:05:13.463Z)

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Orbital elements

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

NORSAT 3 Visibility forecast

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