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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

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

660 kg wet, 660 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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SIMSAT 2
1 26366U 00026B   26027.48502745  .00004594  00000-0  16300-3 0  9998
2 26366  86.3463 196.7477 0008664  81.3945 278.8284 15.28737958421719

Epoch: 2026-01-27T11:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T11:38:26.371Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-104.62794°

Altitude

481.86 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 06m 59s

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

20:39:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.356 km

Perigee altitude

470.478 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.554 km

Eccentricity

0.00087

Inclination

86.3463°

RAAN

196.7477°

Arg. of periapsis

81.3945°

True anomaly

278.73028°

Mean anomaly

278.8284°

Eccentric anomaly

278.77934°

Mean motion

3.8245 °/min

Orbital period

94.13 mins

BSTAR

0.000163

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SL-19 R/B, 26367 (Decayed)

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SIMSAT 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.
6 mins	2026-01-27 23:11:48.112Z	5.74° NNE	2026-01-27 23:14:48.112Z	85.921° E	41.723°	2026-01-27 23:17:48.112Z	167.013° S
5 mins	2026-01-28 11:20:48.112Z	146.522° SSE	2026-01-28 11:22:48.112Z	86.682° E	32.476°	2026-01-28 11:25:48.112Z	19.919° NNE

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SIMSAT 2, 26366

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T11:38:26.371Z)

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