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SIMSAT 1, 26365

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIMSAT 1, 26365 is a payload satellite owned by Eurockot (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 16 May 2000 UTC via an ROKOT launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

26365, 2000-026A

Orbit

LEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Eurockot Launch Services GmbH (D for RU lanch vehicle) (DE)

Manufacturer

Khrunichev

Mission

Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

SIMSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

657 kg wet, 657 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2000-05-16 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ROKOT

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Arm, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

9.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 SIMSAT 1
1 26365U 00026A   26072.32694684  .00003109  00000-0  11344-3 0  9998
2 26365  86.3501 178.7748 0007871   1.6331 358.4940 15.27690489427755

Epoch: 2026-03-13T07:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T07:50:48.206Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-109.89014°

Altitude

480.5 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 55m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

04:59:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

484.951 km

Perigee altitude

474.155 km

Semi-major axis

6,857.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

86.3501°

RAAN

178.7748°

Arg. of periapsis

1.6331°

True anomaly

358.49163°

Mean anomaly

358.494°

Eccentric anomaly

358.49281°

Mean motion

3.82187 °/min

Orbital period

94.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00011344

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SIMSAT 1 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.
6 mins	2026-03-14 07:33:26.252Z	179.051° S	2026-03-14 07:36:26.252Z	18.156° NNE	43.503°	2026-03-14 07:39:26.252Z	3.814° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-14 19:00:26.252Z	7.53° NNE	2026-03-14 19:02:26.252Z	71.202° E	42.813°	2026-03-14 19:05:26.252Z	169.092° S

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SIMSAT 1, 26365

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T07:50:48.206Z)

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