OrbitNight

NORAD 2016

DIAPASON (D1-A)

In orbit
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Computing position…
Blue circle: where it is above the horizon now

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 114 minutes, on an orbit tilted 34.1° from the equator, between 400 and 2,770 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About DIAPASON (D1-A)

DIAPASON (D1-A) is a satellite from France, launched on Feb 17, 1966 from Hamma Guira Space Track Range.

It circles Earth every 114 minutes (12.7 times a day), between 497 and 2,293 km up, on an orbit tilted 34.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 34° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Diapason · satellite launched in 1966

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 9 days its lowest point went from 497 km to 497 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
5001,0001,5002,000

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.