SAOCOM 1B

SAOCOM 1B is a satellite operated by Argentina, currently in low Earth orbit, around 629 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 97 minutes at an inclination of 97.9°. It was launched in 2020. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID

46265

COSPAR ID

2020-059A

Type

Satellite

Orbit

LEO

Perigee (lowest)

629 km

Apogee (highest)

631 km

Inclination

97.89°

Orbital period

97 min

Launch year

2020

Operator

Argentina

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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