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REFLECTOR, 27005

Orbit data source: Space-Track

REFLECTOR, 27005 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 10 Dec 2001 UTC via a ZENIT-2 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

27005, 2001-056E

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (CIS)

Manufacturer

NIIPP

Mission

Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

REFLEKTOR, Unknown motor

Mass

8 kg wet, 8 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2001-12-10 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-2

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 4 Fin, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

1.680 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 REFLECTOR
1 27005U 01056E   25184.22332097  .00000060  00000-0  11853-3 0  9991
2 27005  99.7297 344.4114 0017415 292.0991  67.8306 13.71345665178704

Epoch: 2025-07-03T05:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T05:21:34.931Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-17.47729°

Altitude

992.731 km

Speed

7.358 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 57m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.69151°

Longitude

165.78357°

Altitude

1,004.86 km

Speed

7.347 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 53m 42s

Apparent Declination

-9° 32' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:56:15

Azimuth

28.864° NE

Elevation

-56.595°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,004.853 km

Perigee altitude

979.183 km

Semi-major axis

7,370.155 km

Eccentricity

0.00174

Inclination

99.7297°

RAAN

344.4114°

Arg. of periapsis

292.0991°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

67.8306°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.43027 °/min

Orbital period

104.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00011853

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2001 (2001-12-10 UTC)

REFLECTOR 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.
11 mins	2025-07-03 23:27:28.486Z	19.318° NNE	2025-07-03 23:33:28.486Z	134.259° SE	43.448°	2025-07-03 23:38:28.486Z	187.976° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-04 01:13:28.486Z	329.291° NNW	2025-07-04 01:15:28.486Z	307.015° NW	17.828°	2025-07-04 01:19:28.486Z	263.747° W
9 mins	2025-07-04 09:31:28.486Z	115.438° SE	2025-07-04 09:35:28.486Z	66.88° ENE	26.364°	2025-07-04 09:40:28.486Z	8.207° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-04 11:14:28.486Z	194.984° SSW	2025-07-04 11:18:28.486Z	247.925° W	34.528°	2025-07-04 11:24:28.486Z	330.632° NNW

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