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OTB-3-GAZELLE

NORAD 54023· COSPAR 2022-127A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Oct 7, 2022 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-11 13:06 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 7, 2022
Mass
Apogee
762 km
Perigee
745 km
Inclination
98.40°
Period
1.66 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for OTB-3-GAZELLE across 106 days of archived orbital elements (107 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
745 × 762 km
754764744May 29Sep 12
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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