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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

Country

CIS

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

1.680 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 REFLECTOR
1 27005U 01056E   26060.56552965  .00000160  00000-0  22925-3 0  9993
2 27005  99.7526 229.1880 0018530  33.1517 327.0786 13.71422080211781

Epoch: 2026-03-01T13:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-01T13:34:21.761Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-133.77412°

Altitude

985.821 km

Speed

7.365 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 16m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

00:31:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,005.402 km

Perigee altitude

978.089 km

Semi-major axis

7,369.883 km

Eccentricity

0.00185

Inclination

99.7526°

RAAN

229.188°

Arg. of periapsis

33.1517°

True anomaly

326.96297°

Mean anomaly

327.0786°

Eccentric anomaly

327.02081°

Mean motion

3.43046 °/min

Orbital period

104.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00022925

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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.
9 mins	2026-03-01 22:56:08.751Z	42.716° NE	2026-03-01 23:01:08.751Z	98.131° ESE	22.386°	2026-03-01 23:05:08.751Z	142.951° SSE
10 mins	2026-03-02 00:40:08.751Z	0.183° NNE	2026-03-02 00:45:08.751Z	275.541° WNW	37.679°	2026-03-02 00:50:08.751Z	218.348° SW
10 mins	2026-03-02 10:42:08.751Z	148.787° SSE	2026-03-02 10:47:08.751Z	70.147° E	41.955°	2026-03-02 10:52:08.751Z	353.382° N
7 mins	2026-03-02 12:28:08.751Z	233.925° WSW	2026-03-02 12:31:08.751Z	267.987° W	17.9°	2026-03-02 12:35:08.751Z	309.917° NW

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REFLECTOR, 27005

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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