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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
7 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 7 hours ago
0 SIMSAT 2
1 26366U 00026B   25187.76167986  .00002158  00000-0  79052-4 0  9997
2 26366  86.3464 297.3329 0008447 120.2354 239.9730 15.27346760390669
Epoch: 2025-07-06T18:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T18:16:49.139Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
98.14742°
Altitude
489.833 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 49m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
10.92507°
Longitude
-82.69855°
Altitude
482.424 km
Speed
7.627 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 12m 47s
Apparent Declination
-19° 29' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:19:01
Azimuth
274.321° WNW
Elevation
-36.332°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.376 km
Perigee altitude
474.789 km
Semi-major axis
6,858.72 km
Eccentricity
0.00084
Inclination
86.3464°
RAAN
297.3329°
Arg. of periapsis
120.2354°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
239.973°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82101 °/min
Orbital period
94.22 mins
BSTAR
0.000079052
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4 mins2025-07-07 08:35:25.111Z246.963° WSW2025-07-07 08:36:25.111Z273.933° WNW23.964°2025-07-07 08:39:25.111Z335.264° NNW
4 mins2025-07-07 20:01:25.111Z317.214° NNW2025-07-07 20:03:25.111Z256.939° W26.646°2025-07-07 20:05:25.111Z216.047° SW
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