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: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 SAFIR 2
1 25399U 98043F 25289.93759178 .00000249 00000-0 12510-3 0 9994
2 25399 98.9513 266.5837 0002843 91.8262 268.3243 14.25521429416674Epoch: 2025-10-16T22:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T22:30:07.929Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-96.63949°
Altitude
809.715 km
Speed
7.448 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 46m 20s
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
01:34:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
805.945 km
Perigee altitude
801.861 km
Semi-major axis
7,182.04 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
98.9513°
RAAN
266.5837°
Arg. of periapsis
91.8262°
True anomaly
268.29174°
Mean anomaly
268.3243°
Eccentric anomaly
268.30802°
Mean motion
3.56592 °/min
Orbital period
100.96 mins
BSTAR
0.0001251
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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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| 9 mins | 2025-10-17 10:52:21.612Z | 29.629° NE | 2025-10-17 10:57:21.612Z | 104.618° ESE | 32.885° | 2025-10-17 11:01:21.612Z | 164.941° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-17 12:34:21.612Z | 331.467° NNW | 2025-10-17 12:36:21.612Z | 300.925° NW | 22.75° | 2025-10-17 12:40:21.612Z | 245.408° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-10-17 22:13:21.612Z | 147.527° SSE | 2025-10-17 22:16:21.612Z | 95.668° ESE | 41.181° | 2025-10-17 22:21:21.612Z | 354.01° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-17 23:55:21.612Z | 248.48° W | 2025-10-17 23:57:21.612Z | 274.182° WNW | 14.595° | 2025-10-17 23:59:21.612Z | 298.035° 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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