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SUOMI-100

NORAD 43804· COSPAR 2018-099AY· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 3, 2018 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 17:09 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Country
Finland
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 3, 2018
Mass
Apogee
486 km
Perigee
473 km
Inclination
97.41°
Period
1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SUOMI-100 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.8 km
Rate
-0.06 km/day
Now
473 × 486 km
480487473Aug 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

32 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2018-099 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A).

…and 8 more from this launch.

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