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SEARCH BY INT'L DESIGNATOR

The International designator, also known as COSPAR ID, is an internationally agreed-upon naming convention for satellites. The designator contains the launch year, the launch number of the year and the part of the launch, i.e., "A" indicates payload, "B" the rocket booster, or second payload, etc.
To return all object part of a specific lunch, use the "*" character to replace the letters.
e.g. enter 1990-037B for Hubble Space Telescope (single object)
e.g. enter 1990-037* for all objects part of the same launch as Hubble Space Telescope (multiple objects)

SEARCH BY SPACE COMMAND ID

Exact matches only. The Satellite Catalog Number (also known as NORAD Catalog Number, NASA catalog number, USSPACECOM object number or simply Catalog number and similar variants) is a sequential 5-digit number assigned by USSPACECOM to all Earth orbiting satellites in order of identification. Before USSPACECOM, the catalog was maintained by NORAD. The first catalogued object, catalog number 00001, is the Sputnik 1 launch vehicle. (Wikipedia)
e.g. enter 28485 for Swift

SEARCH BY SATELLITE NAME

Include Debris, Rocket bodies etc
At least 3 characters. The satellite name is not always the common (or popular) name. For example, the well known Hubble Space Telescope is actually officially named HST.
Up to 100 results are returned.
e.g. enter oscar for OSCAR satellites

SEARCH BY LAUNCH DATE

Include Debris, Rocket bodies etc

Browse by satellite launch date

Range between October 4, 1957 (when Sputnik was launched) and current date. This represents the date when satellite was placed on orbit.
Up to 100 results are returned.

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