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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

Country

Related business

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 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 40

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.1 m

Radar Cross Section

12.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A   26318.17264103  .00000064  00000-0  50697-4 0  9991
2 22823  98.8398  22.2209 0016939 169.1165 191.0381 14.20121846715867

Epoch: 2026-11-14T04:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T04:08:36.184Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-93.2111°

Altitude

839.83 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 28m 53s

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

14:22:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

834.302 km

Perigee altitude

809.909 km

Semi-major axis

7,200.242 km

Eccentricity

0.00169

Inclination

98.8398°

RAAN

22.2209°

Arg. of periapsis

169.1165°

True anomaly

191.00101°

Mean anomaly

191.0381°

Eccentric anomaly

191.01955°

Mean motion

3.55241 °/min

Orbital period

101.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000050697

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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)

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SPOT 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.
8 mins	2026-11-14 18:14:46.449Z	348.506° N	2026-11-14 18:18:46.449Z	290.764° WNW	30.499°	2026-11-14 18:22:46.449Z	236.144° WSW
9 mins	2026-11-15 03:56:46.449Z	142.674° SSE	2026-11-15 04:00:46.449Z	71.776° E	53.316°	2026-11-15 04:05:46.449Z	356.753° N
6 mins	2026-11-15 05:38:46.449Z	234.947° WSW	2026-11-15 05:40:46.449Z	260.619° W	18.907°	2026-11-15 05:44:46.449Z	309.903° NW
6 mins	2026-11-15 16:16:46.449Z	60.271° ENE	2026-11-15 16:18:46.449Z	88.736° E	21.813°	2026-11-15 16:22:46.449Z	141.099° SSE

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SPOT 3, 22823

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: 2026-11-14T04:08:36.184Z)

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