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NORAD 41457

MICROSCOPE

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 99 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.2° from the equator, between 750 and 765 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About MICROSCOPE

MICROSCOPE is a satellite from France, launched on Apr 25, 2016 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 99 minutes (14.6 times a day), between 693 and 695 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.2° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

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

MicroSCOPE · research satellite launched in 2016 which measured the universality of free fall

Operated by
CNES
Built by
CNES
Mass
303 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 693 km to 693 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)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.