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About this launch
The satellites SPOT 1, 2 and 3 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) were the first generation of SPOT earth observation satellites operated by Spot Image.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 40
MissionEarth Science · LEO
Earth Science · LEO
What it put in orbit10 catalogued objects, 7 of them satellites
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 7 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOT 3 1993-061A | Payload | 813 × 837 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| STELLA 1993-061B | Payload | 796 × 804 km · 98.8° | Globe |
| EYESAT A (AO-27) 1993-061C | Payload | 782 × 795 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| ITAMSAT (IO-26) 1993-061D | Payload | 780 × 794 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| HEALTHSAT 1 1993-061E | Payload | 777 × 789 km · 98.6° | Globe |
| KITSAT B (KO-25) 1993-061F | Payload | 778 × 793 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| POSAT 1 1993-061G | Payload | 778 × 792 km · 98.7° | Globe |
| ARIANE 40 R/B 1993-061H | Rocket body | 775 × 789 km · 98.5° | Globe |
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| ARIANE 40 DEB 1993-061J | Debris | re-entered 2000-10-19 | |
| ARIANE 40 DEB 1993-061K | Debris | re-entered 2024-07-23 |
COSPAR ID 1993-061. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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