SAOCOM 1A
Launch
Launched on Oct 8, 2018 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1A →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:53 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
Country
Argentina
Manufacturer
INVAP
Launched
Oct 8, 2018
Mass
1,600 kg
Apogee
628 km
Perigee
626 km
Inclination
97.89°
Period
1.62 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SAOCOM 1A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
626 × 628 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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