LARES

LARES is a satellite operated by Italy, currently in low Earth orbit, around 1,446 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 115 minutes at an inclination of 69.5°. It was launched in 2012. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID

38077

COSPAR ID

2012-006A

Type

Satellite

Orbit

LEO

Perigee (lowest)

1,446 km

Apogee (highest)

1,457 km

Inclination

69.49°

Orbital period

115 min

Launch year

2012

Operator

Italy

Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.

About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.

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