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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.1 m
Radar Cross Section
12.991 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A 25261.05441691 .00000108 00000-0 72086-4 0 9998
2 22823 98.8984 319.2682 0015795 304.7648 55.2041 14.19978049655954Epoch: 2025-09-18T01:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T01:18:21.621Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-57.54342°
Altitude
821.853 km
Speed
7.446 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 17m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:16:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
833.968 km
Perigee altitude
811.221 km
Semi-major axis
7,200.732 km
Eccentricity
0.00158
Inclination
98.8984°
RAAN
319.2682°
Arg. of periapsis
304.7648°
True anomaly
55.3529°
Mean anomaly
55.2041°
Eccentric anomaly
55.27848°
Mean motion
3.55204 °/min
Orbital period
101.35 mins
BSTAR
0.000072086
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 1993 (1993-09-26 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 02:49:29.469Z | 110.808° ESE | 2025-09-19 02:52:29.469Z | 72.439° E | 21.896° | 2025-09-19 02:56:29.469Z | 17.723° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-19 04:29:29.469Z | 198.351° SSW | 2025-09-19 04:32:29.469Z | 250.339° W | 34.491° | 2025-09-19 04:37:29.469Z | 330.912° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-19 16:47:29.469Z | 18.083° NNE | 2025-09-19 16:51:29.469Z | 96.541° ESE | 44.39° | 2025-09-19 16:56:29.469Z | 189.89° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-19 18:29:29.469Z | 318.506° NNW | 2025-09-19 18:31:29.469Z | 294.159° NW | 13.92° | 2025-09-19 18:33:29.469Z | 271.635° WNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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