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NORAD 49333

SYRACUSE 4A

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Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 0.0° from the equator, between 35,780 and 35,789 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SYRACUSE 4A

SYRACUSE 4A is a satellite from France, launched on Oct 24, 2021 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 46°E, 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.

Syracuse 4A · French military communication satellite

Operated by
Direction générale de l'Armement
Built by
Thales Alenia Space
Mass
3,852 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 19 days its lowest point went from 35,779 km to 35,780 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)
35,77535,78035,78535,79035,795

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