TECHSAT 1B (GO-32)
Launch
Launched on Jul 10, 1998 from 45/1, Kazakhstan aboard a Zenit-2.
Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:59 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Country
Israel
Manufacturer
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd
Launched
Jul 10, 1998
Mass
—
Apogee
816 km
Perigee
814 km
Inclination
99.01°
Period
1.68 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for TECHSAT 1B (GO-32) 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
814 × 816 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
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 1998-043 (Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1).
Sources & further reading
Embed this satellite on your site
Free for editorial use. Attribution back to LowEarth is required.
<iframe src="https://lowearth.app/embed/25397" width="640" height="400" frameborder="0" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>