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ETV-A1

NORAD 51060· COSPAR 2022-002CE· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jan 13, 2022 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:36 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
UK Space Agency
Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 13, 2022
Mass
—
Apogee
443 km
Perigee
438 km
Inclination
97.27°
Period
1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ETV-A1 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.3 km
Rate
-0.06 km/day
Now
438 × 443 km
444449438Aug 26Oct 24
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

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2022-002 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 3 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

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