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SAOCOM 1B

NORAD 46265· COSPAR 2020-059A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 30, 2020 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1B
SAOCOM 1B
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Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:38 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
Country
Argentina
Manufacturer
INVAP
Launched
Aug 30, 2020
Mass
Apogee
628 km
Perigee
626 km
Inclination
97.89°
Period
1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SAOCOM 1B 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
627628626May 28Sep 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 2020-059 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | SAOCOM 1B).

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