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APRIZESAT 3

NORAD 35686· COSPAR 2009-041F· Active satellite· Communications· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jul 29, 2009 from 109/95, Kazakhstan aboard a Dnepr 1.
Dnepr | DubaiSat 1
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 21:18 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Aprize Satellite
Country
United States
Manufacturer
SpaceQuest
Launched
Jul 29, 2009
Mass
Apogee
625 km
Perigee
539 km
Inclination
98.22°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for APRIZESAT 3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.8 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
539 × 625 km
583627539May 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.

Launched with

5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2009-041 (Dnepr | DubaiSat 1).

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