Approximate orbit · Italy

SICRAL 1B

APPROX

SICRAL 1B (NORAD 34810) is a satellite whose full orbit is not public. What is published: its height and tilt, drawn to scale, and who operates it.

Orbit

Approximate orbit, direction and position not public

35,762 to 35,808 km up · tilted 0.1° · 1,436.0 min a lap · as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Its height and tilt are public. The spot above the equator it keeps is not, so azmth shows no position.

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Diagram by azmth: size, shape and tilt to scale, from the catalogue's figures. It shows no place on Earth.

Height and tilt: CelesTrak, as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Catalogue

Country
Italy
From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched
20 Apr 2009
COSPAR ID
2009-020A
NORAD ID
34810

Italy's UN registration gives its orbit as about 36,000 km up, tilted 0.1°, 1,440 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/615, 27 Jul 2011). Italy gives its function as “SICRAL-1B is a military communications satellite. Operational bands are: EHF (44 GHz/20 GHz) SHF (8 GHz/7 GHz) UHF (300 MHz)”.

Who operates it

MilitaryItalyActive
Communications

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for communications, lists its owner as Directorate of Telecoms, Informatics and Adv. Tech., and records it as active (14 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.

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CelesTrak record

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