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RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940 is a payload satellite owned by KVR (DE) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC launched 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

27940, 2003-042B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (DE / GER)

Manufacturer

Polyot

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

S3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,479 kg wet, 1,434 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-09-27 (22 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.2 m

Radar Cross Section

10.179 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 RUBIN 4/SL-8
1 27940U 03042B   25177.87334805  .00000349  00000-0  68558-4 0  9993
2 27940  98.3599 342.0112 0013915  40.8471 319.3773 14.68842707162394

Epoch: 2025-06-26T20:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-26T20:57:37.271Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

112.3716°

Altitude

660.323 km

Speed

7.531 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 48m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-66.16184°

Longitude

-86.34068°

Altitude

698.475 km

Speed

7.501 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 10m 40s

Apparent Declination

-53° 46' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:32:33

Azimuth

166.868° S

Elevation

-75.65°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

671.638 km

Perigee altitude

652.046 km

Semi-major axis

7,039.979 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

98.3599°

RAAN

342.0112°

Arg. of periapsis

40.8471°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

319.3773°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6744 °/min

Orbital period

97.98 mins

BSTAR

0.000068558

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)

RUBIN 4/SL-8 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	2025-06-27 11:47:45.247Z	212.742° SW	2025-06-27 11:50:45.247Z	259.539° W	22.664°	2025-06-27 11:53:45.247Z	311.516° NW
7 mins	2025-06-27 23:41:45.247Z	20.454° NNE	2025-06-27 23:44:45.247Z	63.544° ENE	42.005°	2025-06-27 23:48:45.247Z	184.067° SSW
7 mins	2025-06-28 10:41:45.247Z	150.532° SSE	2025-06-28 10:44:45.247Z	88.685° E	41.337°	2025-06-28 10:48:45.247Z	355.284° N

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