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ARGOS

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Blue circle: where it is above the horizon now

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.5° from the equator, between 839 and 852 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ARGOS

ARGOS is a satellite from the United States, launched on Feb 23, 1999 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.2 times a day), between 818 and 833 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.5° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 81° north and south.

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

ARGOS · satellite

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 817 km to 818 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)
820825830835Nov 26

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