No public orbit · France

CERES 1

NO PUBLIC ORBIT

CERES 1 (NORAD 49464) is a satellite whose orbit is not public. What is published: its catalogue entry, its UN registration and who operates it.

Orbit

No public orbit

The public catalogue lists no orbit for it, not even its height and tilt (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026). azmth draws nothing for it.

Catalogue status: CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026

Catalogue

Country: France; From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched: 16 Nov 2021
COSPAR ID: 2021-105A
NORAD ID: 49464

France's UN registration gives its orbit as about 698 to 699 km up, tilted 75.0°, 98.7 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/1047, 17 May 2022). Its current orbit is not published. France gives its function as “Earth observation”.

Who operates it

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Signals intelligence

Official description

“The objective of CERES is to collect electromagnetic intelligence (ELINT/SIGINT), without legal constraints of overflight or time.”

CNES, programme page, 26 Jun 2025

azmth's translation · Show original

«L’objectif de CERES est de collecter, sans contrainte juridique de survol ou de temps, du Renseignement d’Origine Electro Magnétique (ROEM).»

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for signals intelligence, lists its owner as General Delegation for Ordnance 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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