COSMO-SKYMED 3
Launch
Launched on Oct 25, 2008 from Space Launch Complex 2W, United States of America aboard a Delta II 7420-10C.
Delta II 7420-10 | COSMO-Skymed 3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:18 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Italian Space Agency
Country
Italy
Manufacturer
Alenia Spazio
Launched
Oct 25, 2008
Mass
1,900 kg
Apogee
558 km
Perigee
537 km
Inclination
97.81°
Period
1.59 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for COSMO-SKYMED 3 across 149 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-2.5 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
537 × 558 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.
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