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NAHUEL 1A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.1 hours, on an orbit tilted 12.7° from the equator, between 36,013 and 36,072 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About NAHUEL 1A

NAHUEL 1A is a satellite from ARGN, launched on Jan 30, 1997 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 20°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

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

Nahuel 1A · decommissioned Argentine communications satellite

Operated by
ARSAT
Built by
Aérospatiale, Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Mass
828 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 36,002 km to 36,001 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)
36,00036,02036,04036,060

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