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TECHSAT 1B, 25397

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TECHSAT 1B, 25397 is a payload satellite owned by Technion (IL) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Jul 1998 UTC via a ZENIT-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
25397, 1998-043D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Technion
Mission
Partially operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
TECHSAT 1, Unknown motor
Mass
50 kg wet, 50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1998-07-10 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ZENIT-2
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 TECHSAT 1B
1 25397U 98043D   25158.51415679  .00000074  00000-0  52194-4 0  9995
2 25397  98.9700 137.5901 0001062 161.6973 198.4244 14.24314866397997
Epoch: 2025-06-07T12:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-07T12:20:23.146Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
56.34067°
Altitude
814.433 km
Speed
7.446 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 10m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-73.30714°
Longitude
88.68754°
Altitude
838.114 km
Speed
7.433 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 16m 08s
Apparent Declination
-65° 36' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:38:56
Azimuth
200.402° SSW
Elevation
-60.82°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
808.726 km
Perigee altitude
807.199 km
Semi-major axis
7,186.1 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
98.97°
RAAN
137.5901°
Arg. of periapsis
161.6973°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
198.4244°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.5629 °/min
Orbital period
101.04 mins
BSTAR
0.000052194
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TECHSAT 1B Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-06-08 10:50:48.540Z34.324° NE2025-06-08 10:54:48.540Z91.908° ESE30.896°2025-06-08 10:59:48.540Z164.758° S
7 mins2025-06-08 12:31:48.540Z338.928° N2025-06-08 12:34:48.540Z292.485° WNW24.598°2025-06-08 12:38:48.540Z239.805° WSW
8 mins2025-06-08 22:11:48.540Z144.099° SSE2025-06-08 22:14:48.540Z92.538° ESE39.847°2025-06-08 22:19:48.540Z355.654° N
4 mins2025-06-08 23:53:48.540Z246.399° WSW2025-06-08 23:55:48.540Z273.081° WNW15.925°2025-06-08 23:57:48.540Z297.925° NW
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