BRITE-PL 2, 40119
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BRITE-PL 2, 40119 is a payload satellite owned by CBK (PL) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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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BRITE-PL 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 22 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CBKPL/UTIAS |
| Mission | Operational Civil Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | GNB, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 6.8 kg wet, 6.8 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 BRITE-PL 2
1 40119U 14049B 24360.55608937 .00005988 00000-0 60868-3 0 9992
2 40119 97.8863 99.7037 0016361 93.9204 266.3885 14.91072445561161Epoch: 2024-12-25T13:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T13:20:46.121Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 164.96339° |
| Altitude | 598.365 km |
| Speed | 7.56 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 38m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -35.26913° |
| Longitude | 171.48676° |
| Altitude | 614.677 km |
| Speed | 7.547 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 35m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 26' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:05:30 |
| Azimuth | 225.415° WSW |
| Elevation | -44.188° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 603.019 km |
| Perigee altitude | 580.213 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,969.753 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0016361 |
| Inclination | 97.8863° |
| RAAN | 99.7037° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 93.9204° |
| True anomaly | 266.20141° |
| Mean anomaly | 266.3885° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 266.29495° |
| Mean motion | 3.73007 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00060868 |
| Orbital period | 96.51 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 UTC)
| GAOFEN 2, 40118 |
| BRITE-PL 2, 40119 |
| CZ-4B R/B, 40120 (Decayed) |
| CZ-4C DEB, 44599 (Decayed) |
BRITE-PL 2 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 18:55:06.147Z | 46.096° ENE | 2024-12-26 18:58:06.147Z | 98.882° ESE | 21.486° | 2024-12-26 19:01:06.147Z | 147.593° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 20:31:06.147Z | 337.265° NNW | 2024-12-26 20:33:06.147Z | 300.264° NW | 23.611° | 2024-12-26 20:36:06.147Z | 241.235° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 07:21:06.147Z | 199.822° SSW | 2024-12-27 07:24:06.147Z | 274.957° WNW | 32.018° | 2024-12-27 07:27:06.147Z | 328.641° NNW |
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