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). 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
4 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
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 BRITE-PL 2
1 40119U 14049B 25192.19516869 .00001212 00000-0 12300-3 0 9992
2 40119 97.8926 297.5034 0015205 155.2207 204.9745 14.92669632590635Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:41:02.574Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-62.1079°
Altitude
602.263 km
Speed
7.553 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 50m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
8.81256°
Longitude
119.28315°
Altitude
581.77 km
Speed
7.576 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 21m 17s
Apparent Declination
-14° 27' 52"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:57:29
Azimuth
19.839° NNE
Elevation
-63.343°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 UTC)
BRITE-PL 2 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-07-11 19:43:54.088Z | 20.637° NNE | 2025-07-11 19:46:54.088Z | 65.102° ENE | 40.431° | 2025-07-11 19:50:54.088Z | 182.004° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-12 06:33:54.088Z | 134.624° SE | 2025-07-12 06:36:54.088Z | 66.776° ENE | 32.442° | 2025-07-12 06:39:54.088Z | 7.433° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-12 08:10:54.088Z | 242.587° WSW | 2025-07-12 08:11:54.088Z | 258.452° W | 14.915° | 2025-07-12 08:14:54.088Z | 304.518° NW |
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