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SIMSAT 1, 26365

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIMSAT 1, 26365 is a payload satellite owned by Eurockot (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 16 May 2000 UTC via an ROKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

26365, 2000-026A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Eurockot Launch Services GmbH (D for RU lanch vehicle) (CIS)

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Mission

Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

SIMSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

657 kg wet, 657 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2000-05-16 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Arm, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

9.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SIMSAT 1
1 26365U 00026A   25116.92356139  .00004038  00000-0  15668-3 0  9997
2 26365  86.3445 335.9288 0011145 107.4332 252.8134 15.25722467378873

Epoch: 2025-04-26T22:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-26T22:09:55.704Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

148.28738°

Altitude

494.065 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 23m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-66.02068°

Longitude

139.95238°

Altitude

521.374 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 54m 48s

Apparent Declination

-53° 56' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:31:27

Azimuth

159.235° S

Elevation

-74.671°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.104 km

Perigee altitude

477.805 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.591 km

Eccentricity

0.0011145

Inclination

86.3445°

RAAN

335.9288°

Arg. of periapsis

107.4332°

True anomaly

252.69144°

Mean anomaly

252.8134°

Eccentric anomaly

252.75242°

Mean motion

3.81695 °/min

BSTAR

0.00015668

Orbital period

94.32 mins

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SIMSAT 2, 26366

SL-19 R/B, 26367 (Decayed)

SIMSAT 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-04-27 15:37:18.764Z	219.771° SW	2025-04-27 15:39:18.764Z	272.788° WNW	30.212°	2025-04-27 15:42:18.764Z	341.47° N
5 mins	2025-04-28 03:04:18.764Z	335.344° NNW	2025-04-28 03:06:18.764Z	285.94° WNW	33.348°	2025-04-28 03:09:18.764Z	204.372° SW

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