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SSOT

NORAD 38011· COSPAR 2011-076E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 17, 2011 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STA Fregat.
Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:51 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Country
Chile
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 17, 2011
Mass
Apogee
626 km
Perigee
624 km
Inclination
97.80°
Period
1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SSOT across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
624 × 626 km
625626624Aug 26Sep 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

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2011-076 (Soyuz STA/Fregat | Pléiades-HR 1A, FASat-Charlie (SSOT), 4 x ELISA).

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