SAOCOM 1-A
Operator: Argentina · Also known as: 2018-076A
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About This Satellite
SAOCOM 1-A is a cataloged satellite tracked under NORAD ID 43641 with international designator 18076A. According to the GCAT master catalog, it was built by INVAP, on the Saocom platform, with a launch mass of about 3000 kg, with a shape described as Cyl+ 2 panels. It is associated with AR. According to the TLE snapshot used when this page was generated (2026-08-18), its LEO orbit had an apogee of about 631 km and a perigee near 629 km, with an inclination of 97.89° and a period of roughly 97.2 minutes; at apogee its speed was about 7.54 km/s. It was launched on 2018-10-08. Alternative names include 2018-076A. Positions on this page are near-real-time SGP4 predictions propagated from the latest two-line element (TLE) data.
In the TLE snapshot used to generate this page, SAOCOM 1-A's apogee was 631 km, where its speed was about 7.54 km/s, completing about 14.8 orbits of Earth per day. Track it live on the map above or in the JOT orbital map.