SAFIR 2, 25399
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SAFIR 2, 25399 is a payload satellite owned by DLR (DE) 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
Orbit
Country
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
OHB
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
SAFIR, Unknown motor
Mass
60 kg wet, 60 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.304 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SAFIR 2
1 25399U 98043F 26097.94875521 .00000127 00000-0 73394-4 0 9997
2 25399 98.9738 83.3606 0001339 352.9486 7.1674 14.25602060441328Epoch: 2026-04-07T22:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T22:46:12.450Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-94.40942°
Altitude
808.428 km
Speed
7.45 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 33m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:17:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
804.595 km
Perigee altitude
802.671 km
Semi-major axis
7,181.77 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
98.9738°
RAAN
83.3606°
Arg. of periapsis
352.9486°
True anomaly
7.16931°
Mean anomaly
7.1674°
Eccentric anomaly
7.16836°
Mean motion
3.56612 °/min
Orbital period
100.95 mins
BSTAR
0.000073394
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 1998 (1998-07-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SAFIR 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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| 8 mins | 2026-04-08 11:09:03.747Z | 36.234° NE | 2026-04-08 11:13:03.747Z | 92.336° ESE | 28.796° | 2026-04-08 11:17:03.747Z | 155.743° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2026-04-08 12:50:03.747Z | 339.947° N | 2026-04-08 12:53:03.747Z | 290.585° WNW | 26.332° | 2026-04-08 12:57:03.747Z | 236.63° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2026-04-08 22:29:03.747Z | 141.603° SSE | 2026-04-08 22:33:03.747Z | 63.531° ENE | 38.19° | 2026-04-08 22:37:03.747Z | 359.232° N |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-09 00:11:03.747Z | 241.059° WSW | 2026-04-09 00:13:03.747Z | 268.938° W | 17.673° | 2026-04-09 00:16:03.747Z | 306.456° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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