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SEASAT 1

SEASAT 1 is an object launched in 1978 in a low earth orbit, between 736 and 740 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 100 minutes, about 14.5 times a day, on a path tilted 108.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 72° latitude.

Height

736-740 km

One orbit

100 min

Inclination

108.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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