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TANAGER-1

NORAD 60507· COSPAR 2024-149AR· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Aug 16, 2024 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 12:51 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 16, 2024
Mass
Apogee
440 km
Perigee
438 km
Inclination
97.23°
Period
1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TANAGER-1 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+2.3 km
Rate
+0.02 km/day
Now
438 × 439 km
439445433May 29Sep 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

60 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-149 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 11 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)).

…and 36 more from this launch.

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