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SPOT 3, 22823

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPOT 3, 22823 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 26 Sep 1993 UTC via an ARIANE 40 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

22823, 1993-061A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

MMS/Toulouse

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SPOT, SPOT AOCS

Mass

1,900 kg wet, 1,750 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-09-26 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 40

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 8.2 m

Radar Cross Section

12.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A   25195.59375855  .00000131  00000-0  82969-4 0  9998
2 22823  98.9061 253.4211 0017648 128.2399 232.0369 14.19957823646662

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:15:00.738Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

106.96763°

Altitude

836.239 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 53m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.74325°

Longitude

-76.82813°

Altitude

831.941 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 08m 21s

Apparent Declination

-41° 21' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:30:04

Azimuth

249.595° W

Elevation

-49.263°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

835.372 km

Perigee altitude

809.956 km

Semi-major axis

7,200.801 km

Eccentricity

0.00176

Inclination

98.9061°

RAAN

253.4211°

Arg. of periapsis

128.2399°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

232.0369°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55199 °/min

Orbital period

101.35 mins

BSTAR

0.000082969

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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 1993 (1993-09-26 UTC)

ARIANE 40 DEB, 23107 (Decayed)

ARIANE 40 DEB, 35955 (Decayed)

SPOT 3 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
4 mins	2025-07-15 02:16:28.969Z	84.268° E	2025-07-15 02:18:28.969Z	61.405° ENE	13.104°	2025-07-15 02:20:28.969Z	37.932° NE
8 mins	2025-07-15 03:54:28.969Z	169.475° S	2025-07-15 03:58:28.969Z	313.798° NW	44.095°	2025-07-15 04:02:28.969Z	343.728° N
8 mins	2025-07-15 16:13:28.969Z	39.397° NE	2025-07-15 16:16:28.969Z	93.376° ESE	33.185°	2025-07-15 16:21:28.969Z	168.152° S
7 mins	2025-07-15 17:53:28.969Z	339.252° N	2025-07-15 17:56:28.969Z	296.767° NW	22.765°	2025-07-15 18:00:28.969Z	244.065° WSW

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