SPOT 6
Launch
Launched on Sep 9, 2012 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV-CA.
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Airbus DS Geo
Country
France
Manufacturer
Space Systems
Launched
Sep 9, 2012
Mass
712 kg
Apogee
703 km
Perigee
701 km
Inclination
98.20°
Period
1.64 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SPOT 6 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (149 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
701 × 703 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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