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DEMOSAT/FALCON 1

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 96 minutes, on an orbit tilted 9.3° from the equator, between 573 and 587 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About DEMOSAT/FALCON 1

DEMOSAT/FALCON 1 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Sep 28, 2008 from Kwajalein.

It circles Earth every 96 minutes (15.0 times a day), between 568 and 583 km up, on an orbit tilted 9.3° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 9° north and south.

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

Ratsat · mass simulator on 2008 Falcon 1 flight

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 569 km to 569 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)
570575580Nov 26

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