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OPTOS

NORAD 39420· COSPAR 2013-066E· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 21, 2013 from 370/13, Russia aboard a Dnepr 1.
Dnepr 1 | Multipayload mission, 33 satellites →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 13:50 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
INTA
Country
Spain
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 21, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
738 km
Perigee
576 km
Inclination
97.66°
Period
1.63 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for OPTOS across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
576 × 738 km
657740575Aug 26Oct 24
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

13 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2013-066 (Dnepr 1 | Multipayload mission, 33 satellites).

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