BILSAT 1, 27943
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BILSAT 1, 27943 is a payload satellite owned by TUBITAK-BILTEN (TR) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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27943 intel report (Beta)
BILSAT 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SSTL |
| Mission | Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | SSTL-100, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 100 kg wet, 100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Arm, 6.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 BILSAT 1
1 27943U 03042E 24346.89617189 .00000996 00000-0 18983-3 0 9998
2 27943 98.3322 135.0934 0009784 285.3790 74.6332 14.66250639133162Epoch: 2024-12-11T21:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T21:30:29.251Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 91.38724° |
| Altitude | 674.23 km |
| Speed | 7.521 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 00m 22s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -17.32227° |
| Longitude | 94.33413° |
| Altitude | 676.253 km |
| Speed | 7.52 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 52m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -39° 41' 41" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:02:16 |
| Azimuth | 110.955° ESE |
| Elevation | -43.097° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 677.038 km |
| Perigee altitude | 663.246 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,048.279 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009784 |
| Inclination | 98.3322° |
| RAAN | 135.0934° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 285.379° |
| True anomaly | 74.74134° |
| Mean anomaly | 74.6332° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 74.68727° |
| Mean motion | 3.66791 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00018983 |
| Orbital period | 98.15 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
| MOZHAYETS 4, 27939 |
| RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940 |
| NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 |
| UK-DMC, 27942 |
| BILSAT 1, 27943 |
| LARETS, 27944 |
| KAISTSAT 4, 27945 |
BILSAT 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-12-12 09:07:04.650Z | 115.32° SE | 2024-12-12 09:10:04.650Z | 71.82° E | 21.128° | 2024-12-12 09:13:04.650Z | 23.08° NE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-12 10:45:04.650Z | 214.256° SW | 2024-12-12 10:47:04.650Z | 257.144° W | 29.351° | 2024-12-12 10:51:04.650Z | 325.806° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-12 22:40:04.650Z | 31.64° NE | 2024-12-12 22:43:04.650Z | 111.269° ESE | 38.171° | 2024-12-12 22:47:04.650Z | 176.413° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-13 00:18:04.650Z | 318.094° NNW | 2024-12-13 00:19:04.650Z | 303.548° NW | 15.2° | 2024-12-13 00:22:04.650Z | 261.553° W |
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