UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
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| 252 | BRO-1 | BRO-1 | China | France | UnseenLabs | Commercial | Earth Observation | Maritime Surveillance | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 536 | 550 | 1.01E-03 | 45.01 | 95.5 | 8 | 2019/8/19 | GomSpace ApS | Denmark | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Electron | 2018-054A | 44495 | Maritime surveillance by spectrum monitoring. | JMSatcat/11_19 | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gomspace-and-unseenlabs-commission-bro-1-in-record-time-300909645.html | |||
| 253 | BRO-4 | BRO-4 | NR (9/21) | France | UnseenLabs | Commercial | Earth Observation | Maritime Surveillance | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 520 | 563 | 3.11E-03 | 97.6 | 95.5 | 8 | 2021/8/17 | GomSpace ApS | Denmark | Guiana Space Center | Vega | 2021-073A | 49066 | Maritime surveillance by spectrum monitoring. | JMSatcat/9_21 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/08/17/arianespace-launches-second-pleiades-neo-remote-sensing-satellite/ | |||
| 254 | BRO-7 | BRO-7 | NR (4/22) | France | UnseenLabs | Commercial | Earth Observation | Maritime Surveillance | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 497 | 509 | 8.73E-04 | 97.4 | 95.4 | 10 | 2022/4/1 | UnseenLabs | France | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2022-033T | 52174 | Maritime surveillance by spectrum monitoring. | JMSatcat/4_22 | ||||
| 301 | CERES 1 (CapacitÉ de Renseignement Électromagnétique Spatiale) | CERES | NR (1/22) | France | Ministry of Armed Forces | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Polar | 0 | 669 | 672 | 2.13E-04 | 75 | 400 | 2021/11/16 | Thales Alenia Space | UK | Guiana Space Center | Vega | 2021-105A | 49464 | Will collect information on radio frequency and radar installations for the French military. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/16/french-military-intelligence-satellites-launch-on-vega-rocket/ | ||||
| 302 | CERES 2 (CapacitÉ de Renseignement Électromagnétique Spatiale) | CERES | NR (1/22) | France | Ministry of Armed Forces | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Polar | 0 | 671 | 672 | 7.10E-05 | 74.85 | 400 | 2021/11/16 | Thales Alenia Space | UK | Guiana Space Center | Vega | 2021-105B | 49465 | Will collect information on radio frequency and radar installations for the French military. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/16/french-military-intelligence-satellites-launch-on-vega-rocket/ | ||||
| 303 | CERES 3 (CapacitÉ de Renseignement Électromagnétique Spatiale) | CERES | NR (1/22) | France | Ministry of Armed Forces | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Polar | 0 | 670 | 673 | 2.13E-04 | 75 | 400 | 2021/11/16 | Thales Alenia Space | UK | Guiana Space Center | Vega | 2021-105C | 49466 | Will collect information on radio frequency and radar installations for the French military. | JMSatcat/1_22 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/16/french-military-intelligence-satellites-launch-on-vega-rocket/ | ||||
| 376 | CSO-1 (Optical Space Component-1) | CSO-1 | France | France | Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) | Military | Earth Observation | Multispectral Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 800 | 800 | 0.00E+00 | 98.6 | 100.87 | 3,565 | 2018/12/19 | 10 | Centre National D'études Spatiales (CNES) | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz | 2018-106A | 43866 | Part of the MUSIS (Multinational Space-based Imaging System) programme, is resolutely open to European partnerships through bilateral agreements. | JMSatcat/3_19 | https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/cso-1-satellite-successfully-launched | ||
| 377 | CSO-2 (Optical Space Component-2) | CSO-2 | France | France | Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) | Military | Earth Observation | Multispectral Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0.00E+00 | 97.3 | 94 | 3,565 | 2020/12/28 | 10 | Centre National D'études Spatiales (CNES) | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz | 2020-104A | 47305 | Exactly the same as COS-1 | ZARYA 2020 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/12/29/french-military-surveillance-satellite-launched-by-soyuz-rocket/ | ||
| 668 | ELISA-E12 (ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite) | ELISA-E12 | France | France | DGA (Arms Procurement Agency)/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 675 | 692 | 1.21E-03 | 98.21 | 98.43 | 120 | 2011/12/17 | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz-2/Fregat | 2011-076D | 38010 | In-orbit elint demonstration project. Will identify ground-based radars and other telecommunications sources; to be replaced by operational ELINT system by end of decade. | Astronomy News | http://www.spacenews.com/military/111216--french-elint-end-decade-start.html | |||
| 669 | ELISA-E24 (ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite) | ELISA-E24 | France | France | DGA (Arms Procurement Agency)/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 675 | 692 | 1.21E-03 | 98.21 | 98.43 | 120 | 2011/12/17 | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz-2/Fregat | 2011-076B | 38008 | In-orbit elint demonstration project. Will identify ground-based radars and other telecommunications sources; to be replaced by operational ELINT system by end of decade. | Astronomy News | http://www.spacenews.com/military/111216--french-elint-end-decade-start.html | |||
| 670 | ELISA-W11 (ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite) | ELISA-W11 | France | France | DGA (Arms Procurement Agency)/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 677 | 692 | 1.06E-03 | 98.21 | 98.45 | 120 | 2011/12/17 | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz-2/Fregat | 2011-076A | 38007 | In-orbit elint demonstration project. Will identify ground-based radars and other telecommunications sources; to be replaced by operational ELINT system by end of decade. | Astronomy News | http://www.spacenews.com/military/111216--french-elint-end-decade-start.html | |||
| 671 | ELISA-W23 (ELectronic Intelligence by SAtellite) | ELISA-W23 | France | France | DGA (Arms Procurement Agency)/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 677 | 692 | 1.06E-03 | 98.21 | 98.46 | 120 | 2011/12/17 | Astrium/Thales Alenia Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz-2/Fregat | 2011-076C | 38009 | In-orbit elint demonstration project. Will identify ground-based radars and other telecommunications sources; to be replaced by operational ELINT system by end of decade. | Astronomy News | http://www.spacenews.com/military/111216--french-elint-end-decade-start.html | |||
| 2303 | Pléiades HR1B | Pléiades HR1B | France | France | Ministry of Defense//Centre National d/Etudes Spatiales (CNES) - cooperation with Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 678 | 691 | 9.21E-04 | 98.5 | 98.45 | 970 | 2012/12/2 | 5 | Astrium | France | Guiana Space Center | Soyuz STA/Fregat | 2012-068A | 39019 | Both government and military. | SC - ASCR | http://space50.kosmo.cz/s40/2012/I068A.HTM | ||
| 2304 | Pléiades Neo 3 | Pleiades Neo 3 | NR (5/21) | France | Airbus Defense and Space | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 623 | 626 | 2.14E-04 | 97.9 | 97.2 | 920 | 2021/4/29 | 10 | Airbus Defense and Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Vega | 2021-034A | 48268 | Both government and military. | JMSatcat/5_21 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/04/29/big-relief-as-europes-vega-rocket-returns-to-service-with-successful-launch/ | ||
| 2305 | Pléiades Neo 4 | Pléiades Neo 4 | NR (9/21) | France | Airbus Defense and Space | Commercial | Earth Observation | Optical Imaging | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 615 | 617 | 1.43E-04 | 97.9 | 97.2 | 920 | 2021/8/17 | 10 | Airbus Defense and Space | France | Guiana Space Center | Vega | 2021-072E | 49070 | Produce optical imagery of Earth’s surface with a resolution of 11.8 inches, or 30 centimeters. | JMSatcat/9_21 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/08/17/arianespace-launches-second-pleiades-neo-remote-sensing-satellite/ | ||
| 2386 | Robusta-1B (Radiation on Bipolar Test for University Satellite Application) | Robusta-1B | France | France | University of Montpellier | Civil | Earth Science | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 496 | 512 | 1.16E-03 | 97.45 | 94.7 | 5 | 2017/6/23 | University of Montpellier | France | Satish Dhawan Space Centre | PSLV | 2017-036AD | 42792 | Carries scientific experiment. | JMSatcat/10_17 | https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/a/aalto-1 | ||||
| 2782 | SPIRALE-A (Système Préparatoire Infra-Rouge pour l'Alerte) | SPIRALE-A | France | France | Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA) | Military | Technology Development | Infrared Imaging | Elliptical | 0 | 240 | 31,342 | 7.02E-01 | 2 | 547 | 117 | 2009/2/11 | EADS Astrium | France | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2009-008C | 33751 | Demonstration program designed to collect infrared images of terrestrial backgrounds and analyze them to assess the detectability of ballistic missiles during their powered phase. It will pave the way for a future ballistic missile warning system. | SC - ASCR | http://www.spacemart.com/reports/HOT_BIRD_10_NSS_9_SPIRALE_A_And_B_In_orbit_999.html | ||||
| 2783 | SPIRALE-B (Système Préparatoire Infra-Rouge pour l'Alerte) | SPIRALE-B | France | France | Ministry of Defense/General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA) | Military | Technology Development | Infrared Imaging | Elliptical | 0 | 389 | 17,480 | 5.58E-01 | 2.1 | 314 | 117 | 2009/2/11 | EADS Astrium | France | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 ECA | 2009-008D | 33752 | Demonstration program designed to collect infrared images of terrestrial backgrounds and analyze them to assess the detectability of ballistic missiles during their powered phase. It will pave the way for a future ballistic missile warning system. | SC - ASCR | http://www.spacemart.com/reports/HOT_BIRD_10_NSS_9_SPIRALE_A_And_B_In_orbit_999.html | ||||
| 5056 | Syracuse 3A (Systeme de Radio Communications Utilisant un Satellite) | Syracuse 3A | France | France | Defense Ministry | Military | Communications | GEO | 47.05 | 35,778 | 35,792 | 1.66E-04 | 0 | 1436.06 | 3,725 | 1,650 | 5,640.00 | 2005/10/13 | 12 | Alcatel Alenia Space | France/Italy | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2005-041B | 28885 | Military communications; designed to integrate with UK's Skynet and Italy's Sicral. | JM/12_08 | http://www.alcatel.com/lead/syracuse3A_launch.htm | ||
| 5057 | Syracuse 3B (Systeme de Radio Communications Utilisant un Satellite) | Syracuse 3B | France | France | Defense Ministry | Military | Communications | GEO | -5.17 | 35,772 | 35,801 | 3.44E-04 | 0.03 | 1436.09 | 3,750 | 1,658 | 2006/8/11 | 12 | Alcatel Alenia Space | France/Italy | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2006-033B | 29273 | Completes Syracuse III system; voice communication and secure data transmission; can be integrated with NATO and German military satellites. | JM/12_08 | http://www.home.alcatel.com/vpr/vpr.nsf/DateKey/07072006uk | |||
| 5058 | Syracuse 4A (Systeme de Radio Communications Utilisant un Satellite) | Syracuse 4A | NR (1/22) | France | Defense Ministry | Military | Communications | GEO | 47.05 | 35,770 | 35,800 | 3.56E-04 | 0.03 | 1436 | 3,852 | 2,000 | 2021/10/24 | 15 | Thales Alenia Space | UK | Guiana Space Center | Ariane 5 | 2021-095B | 49056 | Replacement for aging Syracuse satellites. | Estimated | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/24/arianespace-breaks-payload-mass-record-on-final-ariane-5-launch-before-webb/ | |||
| 5235 | UVSQ-Sat | UVSQ-Sat | NR (1/22) | France | University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)/National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | Civil | Technology Demonstration | LEO | Sun-Synchronous | 0 | 523 | 535 | 8.70E-04 | 97.5 | 95.2 | 1 | 2021/1/24 | University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) | France | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2021-006AB | 47438 | Demonstrate technologies for broadband Demonstrate technologies for broadband measurements of Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) and for Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) in the Herzberg continuum (200 – 242 nm). | JMSatcat/5_21 | http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/ |
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