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SIMSAT 2, 26366

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIMSAT 2, 26366 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
26366, 2000-026B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Khrunichev
Mission
Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
SIMSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
660 kg wet, 660 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 22 hours ago
0 SIMSAT 2
1 26366U 00026B   25115.88058457  .00004379  00000-0  16386-3 0  9990
2 26366  86.3463 332.6218 0008364  56.3024 303.9019 15.26976291379485
Epoch: 2025-04-25T21:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T21:08:02.506Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
161.48004°
Altitude
484.839 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 10m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
35.93611°
Longitude
163.66508°
Altitude
484.379 km
Speed
7.63 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 51m 36s
Apparent Declination
0° 39' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:38:16
Azimuth
287.354° WNW
Elevation
-20.58°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
487.431 km
Perigee altitude
475.956 km
Semi-major axis
6,859.83 km
Eccentricity
0.0008364
Inclination
86.3463°
RAAN
332.6218°
Arg. of periapsis
56.3024°
True anomaly
303.8223°
Mean anomaly
303.9019°
Eccentric anomaly
303.86211°
Mean motion
3.82009 °/min
BSTAR
0.00016386
Orbital period
94.24 mins
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5 mins2025-04-27 02:00:34.681Z24.022° NE2025-04-27 02:03:34.681Z97.455° ESE27.017°2025-04-27 02:05:34.681Z139.968° SSE
4 mins2025-04-27 14:10:34.681Z119.522° SE2025-04-27 14:12:34.681Z73.238° E19.853°2025-04-27 14:14:34.681Z36.961° NE
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