▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.4057°
Eccentricity	0.0008895
Period	94.6 min
Apogee	505 km
Perigee	493 km
Mean motion	15.22324271 rev/day
RAAN	1.0798°
Arg of perigee	350.0061°
Mean anomaly	10.0997°
B*	3.4218e-4
Rev at epoch	49,074

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 42828U 17042D 26187.94697455 .00007828 00000-0 34218-3 0 9997

2 42828 97.4057 1.0798 0008895 350.0061 10.0997 15.22324271490747

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "NORSAT 2",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-042D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:43:38.601+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.22324271,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0008895,
  "INCLINATION": 97.4057,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 1.0798,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 350.0061,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 10.0997,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42828,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 49074,
  "BSTAR": 0.00034218,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00007828,
  "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.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	NORSAT 2
Operator	Statsat ASHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree Space NorwayMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	Norway
Launch date	Jul 14, 2017HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	30HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims8

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.