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PERUSAT 1
Peruvian Earth Observation Satellite (Founding Satellite) · CONIDA (Peru) / Airbus
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PerúSat-1, Peru's first satellite and South America's sharpest Earth observation spacecraft at time of launch in 2016, delivering 70 cm resolution imagery for agriculture, mining, and disaster monitoring across Peru's dramatically varied terrain — from Pacific coast desert to Andean peaks to Amazon rainforest.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 436–437 mi (701–703 km)
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- One orbit
- 98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41770
- Int’l designator
- 2016-058A
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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