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KITSAT 3, 25756

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KITSAT 3, 25756 is a payload satellite owned by KAIST (KR) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 26 May 1999 UTC via a PSLV launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

25756, 1999-029A

Orbit

SSO

Country

KR / SKOR

Related business

KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) (KR)

Manufacturer

KAIST

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SI-200, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1999-05-26 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 KITSAT 3
1 25756U 99029A   26092.33169139  .00000396  00000-0  10166-3 0  9993
2 25756  98.6261 125.4362 0014145 131.7352 228.5056 14.55762017423992

Epoch: 2026-04-02T07:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T07:57:38.136Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

175.34561°

Altitude

716.506 km

Speed

7.494 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 21m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:49:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

714.016 km

Perigee altitude

693.98 km

Semi-major axis

7,082.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00141

Inclination

98.6261°

RAAN

125.4362°

Arg. of periapsis

131.7352°

True anomaly

228.38433°

Mean anomaly

228.5056°

Eccentric anomaly

228.44495°

Mean motion

3.64164 °/min

Orbital period

98.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00010166

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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1999 (1999-05-26 UTC)

PSLV R/B, 25759

TUBSAT, 25757

IRS P4 (OCEANSAT 1), 25758

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KITSAT 3 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.
8 mins	2026-04-03 02:13:52.121Z	171.984° S	2026-04-03 02:17:52.121Z	311.325° NW	42.974°	2026-04-03 02:21:52.121Z	343.331° N
6 mins	2026-04-03 14:15:52.121Z	57.379° ENE	2026-04-03 14:17:52.121Z	94.443° ESE	24.142°	2026-04-03 14:21:52.121Z	153.498° SSE
6 mins	2026-04-03 15:52:52.121Z	342.085° N	2026-04-03 15:55:52.121Z	287.388° WNW	26.515°	2026-04-03 15:58:52.121Z	238.11° WSW

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KITSAT 3, 25756

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T07:57:38.136Z)

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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1999 (1999-05-26 UTC)

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