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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
15 hours ago
Origin
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 15 hours ago
0 RUBIN 4/SL-8
1 27940U 03042B   25128.75673287  .00001058  00000-0  19013-3 0  9995
2 27940  98.3555 291.8125 0013085 185.5804 174.5256 14.68771452155247
Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:09:41.719Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
152.56603°
Altitude
677.161 km
Speed
7.513 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 27m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
80.28613°
Longitude
94.62856°
Altitude
679.724 km
Speed
7.523 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 57m 37s
Apparent Declination
36° 27' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:25:02
Azimuth
353.275° N
Elevation
-13.264°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
671.282 km
Perigee altitude
652.857 km
Semi-major axis
7,040.207 km
Eccentricity
0.0013085
Inclination
98.3555°
RAAN
291.8125°
Arg. of periapsis
185.5804°
True anomaly
174.53988°
Mean anomaly
174.5256°
Eccentric anomaly
174.53274°
Mean motion
3.67422 °/min
BSTAR
0.00019013
Orbital period
97.98 mins
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8 mins2025-05-09 10:37:44.788Z156.659° SSE2025-05-09 10:41:44.788Z84.737° E43.166°2025-05-09 10:45:44.788Z352.801° N
6 mins2025-05-10 00:10:44.788Z350.74° N2025-05-10 00:12:44.788Z306.791° NW36.159°2025-05-10 00:16:44.788Z216.807° SW
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