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SSTL S1-4

NORAD 43618· COSPAR 2018-071A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Sep 16, 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV-CA.
PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:44 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
UK Space Agency
Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Launched
Sep 16, 2018
Mass
Apogee
582 km
Perigee
580 km
Inclination
97.49°
Period
1.60 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SSTL S1-4 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.6 km
Rate
-0.11 km/day
Now
580 × 582 km
582584580Aug 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 2018-071 (PSLV-CA | SSTL-S1 & NovaSAR-S).

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