TANDEM-X is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by German Aerospace Center / EADS Astrium Satellites (D), Friedrichsafen, launched 2010.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 97.4457° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001853 |
| Period | 94.8 min |
| Apogee | 510 km |
| Perigee | 507 km |
| Mean motion | 15.19153296 rev/day |
| RAAN | 194.9233° |
| Arg of perigee | 95.7650° |
| Mean anomaly | 264.3796° |
| B* | 2.4210e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 88,957 |
1 36605U 10030A 26187.49113279 .00000441 00000-0 24210-4 0 99962 36605 97.4457 194.9233 0001853 95.7650 264.3796 15.19153296889574{
"OBJECT_NAME": "TANDEM-X",
"OBJECT_ID": "2010-030A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:47:13.873+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 15.19153296,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.00018532,
"INCLINATION": 97.4457,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 194.9233,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 95.765,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 264.3796,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 36605,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 88957,
"BSTAR": 0.000024210035,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000441,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | TANDEM-X |
| Operator | German Aerospace Center / EADS Astrium Satellites (D), FriedrichsafenHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | Germany |
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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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