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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SPOT 3
1 22823U 93061A   26138.43718794  .00000070  00000-0  53861-4 0  9993
2 22823  98.8584 202.4282 0016053 331.5074  28.5223 14.20085176690358

Epoch: 2026-05-18T10:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T10:29:33.038Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

168.91508°

Altitude

817.817 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 29m 42s

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

02:52:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

833.789 km

Perigee altitude

810.672 km

Semi-major axis

7,200.367 km

Eccentricity

0.00161

Inclination

98.8584°

RAAN

202.4282°

Arg. of periapsis

331.5074°

True anomaly

28.61029°

Mean anomaly

28.5223°

Eccentric anomaly

28.56628°

Mean motion

3.55231 °/min

Orbital period

101.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000053861

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

ARIANE 40 DEB, 35955 (Decayed)

ARIANE 40 DEB, 23107 (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	2026-05-19 03:32:08.798Z	132.03° SE	2026-05-19 03:36:08.798Z	69.181° E	32.513°	2026-05-19 03:40:08.798Z	6.194° NNE
7 mins	2026-05-19 05:13:08.798Z	218.682° SW	2026-05-19 05:16:08.798Z	260.427° W	22.957°	2026-05-19 05:20:08.798Z	315.424° NNW
5 mins	2026-05-19 15:52:08.798Z	64.999° ENE	2026-05-19 15:54:08.798Z	89.85° E	15.879°	2026-05-19 15:57:08.798Z	125.903° SE
8 mins	2026-05-19 17:31:08.798Z	2.097° NNE	2026-05-19 17:35:08.798Z	270.079° WNW	40.912°	2026-05-19 17:39:08.798Z	210.98° SW

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SPOT 3, 22823

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T10:29:33.038Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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