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SIMSAT 2, 26366

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SIMSAT 2, 26366 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
26366, 2000-026B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Khrunichev
Mission
Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
SIMSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
660 kg wet, 660 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2000-05-16 (25 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ROKOT
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 3.5 m
Radar Cross Section
9.625 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SIMSAT 2
1 26366U 00026B   25124.66191888  .00003137  00000-0  11675-3 0  9999
2 26366  86.3451 328.3113 0007190  31.0119 329.1551 15.27043826381034
Epoch: 2025-05-04T15:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T15:53:09.791Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-132.76611°
Altitude
483.599 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 53m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-20.39503°
Longitude
-134.34272°
Altitude
489.407 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 10m 13s
Apparent Declination
-29° 48' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:40:51
Azimuth
34.134° NE
Elevation
-78.104°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.423 km
Perigee altitude
476.559 km
Semi-major axis
6,859.628 km
Eccentricity
0.000719
Inclination
86.3451°
RAAN
328.3113°
Arg. of periapsis
31.0119°
True anomaly
329.11282°
Mean anomaly
329.1551°
Eccentric anomaly
329.13397°
Mean motion
3.82025 °/min
BSTAR
0.00011675
Orbital period
94.23 mins
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6 mins2025-05-05 14:01:23.564Z176.69° S2025-05-05 14:04:23.564Z143.953° SSE43.187°2025-05-05 14:07:23.564Z6.485° NNE
5 mins2025-05-06 01:29:23.564Z10.796° NNE2025-05-06 01:31:23.564Z83.546° E41.754°2025-05-06 01:34:23.564Z166.77° S
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