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SSOT
Chilean Earth Observation Satellite · FACH (Chilean Air Force) / Chilean Space Agency
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SSOT (FASat-Charlie), Chile's first sub-meter resolution Earth observation satellite, launched in 2011 and operated jointly by Chile's Air Force and space agency — providing the country's first independent high-resolution imagery for disaster response, agriculture, and national security applications across its long, geographically extreme territory.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 388–389 mi (624–626 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 97.1 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 38011
- Int’l designator
- 2011-076E
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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