MICROSCOPE, 41457
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MICROSCOPE, 41457 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-A 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
ONERA/CNES
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
MYRIADE, Unknown motor
Mass
303 kg wet, 303 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 2 Rod, 1.6 m
Radar Cross Section
4.027 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 MICROSCOPE
1 41457U 16025B 25345.04560990 .00001618 00000-0 35331-3 0 9991
2 41457 98.2503 353.8541 0001693 82.0033 278.1358 14.59161057511284Epoch: 2025-12-11T01:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T01:05:40.695Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-102.57267°
Altitude
698.697 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 35m 24s
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
11:58:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
694.166 km
Perigee altitude
691.772 km
Semi-major axis
7,071.106 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
98.2503°
RAAN
353.8541°
Arg. of periapsis
82.0033°
True anomaly
278.11659°
Mean anomaly
278.1358°
Eccentric anomaly
278.1262°
Mean motion
3.65016 °/min
Orbital period
98.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00035331
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2016 (2016-04-25 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.MICROSCOPE 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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-11 14:50:11.525Z | 331.28° NNW | 2025-12-11 14:52:11.525Z | 303.244° NW | 17.472° | 2025-12-11 14:55:11.525Z | 258.639° W |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-12 00:16:11.525Z | 138.512° SSE | 2025-12-12 00:19:11.525Z | 86.587° E | 34.921° | 2025-12-12 00:23:11.525Z | 3.676° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-12 01:56:11.525Z | 248.647° W | 2025-12-12 01:57:11.525Z | 264.154° W | 16.638° | 2025-12-12 02:00:11.525Z | 305.994° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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