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SCD 1

NORAD 22490· COSPAR 1993-009B· Active satellite· Earth Observation· LEO
Launch
Launched on Feb 9, 1993 from Cape Canaveral, United States of America aboard a Pegasus.
Pegasus | Satélite de Coleta de Dados-1 (SCD-1)
SCD 1
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Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
INPE
Country
Brazil
Manufacturer
Launched
Feb 9, 1993
Mass
Apogee
780 km
Perigee
720 km
Inclination
24.97°
Period
1.66 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SCD 1 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
720 × 780 km
750780720May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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