LAPAN-A3

NORAD 41603· COSPAR 2016-040E· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO

Launch

Launched on Jun 22, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV XL.

PSLV XL | Cartosat-2C & 19 small satellites →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 04:19 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

LAPAN

Country

Indonesia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Jun 22, 2016

Mass

—

Apogee

478 km

Perigee

461 km

Inclination

97.16°

Period

1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for LAPAN-A3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-1.8 km

Rate

-0.02 km/day

Now

461 × 478 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.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2016-040 (PSLV XL | Cartosat-2C & 19 small satellites).

CARTOSAT-2C · 41599
SKYSAT-C1 · 41601

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