STELLA

NORAD 22824· COSPAR 1993-061B· Active satellite· Science & Relay· SSO

Launch

Launched on Sep 26, 1993 from Ariane Launch Area 2, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 40.

Ariane 40 | SPOT 3 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 22:58 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

CNES

Country

France

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Sep 26, 1993

Mass

—

Apogee

809 km

Perigee

800 km

Inclination

98.76°

Period

1.68 h

Altitude history

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

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

800 × 809 km

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.

Launched with

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 1993-061 (Ariane 40 | SPOT 3).

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