Notice: Undefined variable: permalink in /home/mryscc50ot3h/public_html/topo.inc on line 7

Notice: Undefined variable: meta_title_facebook in /home/mryscc50ot3h/public_html/topo.inc on line 12

Notice: Undefined variable: meta_desc_facebook in /home/mryscc50ot3h/public_html/topo.inc on line 17
Brazil  Portugal  English

Notice: Undefined variable: insere_ads in /home/mryscc50ot3h/public_html/ads_160x600.inc on line 16
geodesic satellites
The main mission of geodetic satellite is to study the dynamics of the Earth, including the displacement of tectonic plates, gravitational field, sea level and so. Some satellites, such as the series Lageos, for example, does not carry any equipment on board. They are covered with mirrors that aims to reflect pulses of laser rays emitted from the surface, with the aim of measuring the continental drift.
Satellite Launch Norad Incl.
degrees
Apogee
Km
Perigee
Km
Period
min
Options
STARLETTE197507646U50º1106805104Tracking
LAGEOS 1197608820U110º59475839225Tracking
AJISAI (EGS)198616908U50º14961479116Tracking
COSMOS 1989 (ETALON 1)198919751U65º1918619065676Tracking
COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)198920026U65º1917219071675Tracking
LAGEOS 2199222195U53º59515617222Tracking
STELLA199322824U99º805795101Tracking
LARETS200327944U98º68967398Tracking
LARES201238077U69º14521436115Tracking
LARES-2202253105U70º58955883225Tracking
Satellites Orbital Parameters

The table above shows the main parameters and information available for this satellite.

Satellite: This column shows the name of the object in orbit. In some cases the official name ends with the words R/B, meaning that it is a piece or any stage from some rocket booster.

Norad: North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Air Defence Command of the United States, responsible for the catalogue of objects in orbit. The number indicates the record of the satellite in the Norad archives.

Inclination: Angle formed between the orbit of the satellite and terrestrial line of the equator. Satellites with inclination of 0 degrees follow the equator line and are called equatorial orbit satellites. When the inclination is 90 degrees its orbit crosses the terrestrial poles and are called polar orbiting satellites. When the inclination is less or equal latitude of the place of observation, the satellite be seen directly if conditions permit.

Apogee: Maximum distance that the object is far from the center of the Earth.

Perigee: Highest approchement between the object and the center of the Earth. The figures shown already discounting the radius of the Earth, 6378 Km. One Perigee value equal to the value of Apogee indicates a circular orbit satellite.

Period: Value in minutes that a satellite takes to complete one orbit of perigee to perigee. Satellites in polar orbit, positioned at 800 km in altitude will take approximately 102 minutes to complete one revolution. The International Space Station, 350 km above the surface, completes its orbit in 90 minutes.

The lower the altitude of a satellite, more speed he needs to keep in orbit and not re-enters the atmosphere.

Geostationary satellites have a period of approximately 1436 minutes with inclination of 0 degrees (equatorial orbit). Because this is the same time it takes Earth to complete one turn on its axis, geostationary satellites appear static on the same geographic point. To this happens the satellite should be positioned about 36 thousand kilometers in altitude.

Note and Frequency: Filled with additional information where possible. The frequencies shown, when provided, are those captured by enthusiasts or informed by the official organizations of disclosure.

Satview - All Rights Reserved 2008 - 2024
Privacy policy