BISONSAT, 40968
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BISONSAT, 40968 is a payload satellite owned by Salish Kootenai (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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BISONSAT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 21 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Salish Kootenai |
| Mission | Operational Amateur Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1 kg wet, 1 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 BISONSAT
1 40968U 15058E 24360.61395806 .00015481 00000-0 12556-2 0 9999
2 40968 64.7757 137.6974 0175384 245.6416 112.6300 14.88531724 36261Epoch: 2024-12-25T14:44Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T14:44:05.976Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | -177.93272° |
| Altitude | 653.451 km |
| Speed | 7.505 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 10m 47s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -64.8929° |
| Longitude | 88.20689° |
| Altitude | 514.086 km |
| Speed | 7.667 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 11m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 51' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:39:01 |
| Azimuth | 213.889° SW |
| Elevation | -67.366° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 723.495 km |
| Perigee altitude | 478.686 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,979.227 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0175384 |
| Inclination | 64.7757° |
| RAAN | 137.6974° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 245.6416° |
| True anomaly | 114.46918° |
| Mean anomaly | 112.63° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 113.55117° |
| Mean motion | 3.72248 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0012556 |
| Orbital period | 96.71 mins |
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BISONSAT 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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| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 11:51:42.278Z | 244.481° WSW | 2024-12-26 11:55:42.278Z | 313.126° NW | 31.948° | 2024-12-26 11:59:42.278Z | 14.823° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 18:41:42.278Z | 16.113° NNE | 2024-12-26 18:43:42.278Z | 49.658° ENE | 19.342° | 2024-12-26 18:46:42.278Z | 91.528° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 20:19:42.278Z | 315.878° NNW | 2024-12-26 20:23:42.278Z | 221.818° SW | 37.957° | 2024-12-26 20:26:42.278Z | 170.002° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 10:24:42.278Z | 184.29° SSW | 2024-12-27 10:27:42.278Z | 124.493° SE | 37.691° | 2024-12-27 10:32:42.278Z | 42.073° NE |
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