LowEarth

MAROC-TUBSAT

NORAD 27004· COSPAR 2001-056D· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 10, 2001 from 45/1, Kazakhstan aboard a Zenit-2.
Zenit-2 | Meteor-3M No. 1
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:00 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
DLR
Country
Germany
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 10, 2001
Mass
Apogee
1,017 km
Perigee
989 km
Inclination
99.81°
Period
1.75 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for MAROC-TUBSAT 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
989 × 1017 km
10031018988May 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.

Related satellites

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/27004" width="640" height="400" frameborder="0" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>