BILSAT 1, 27943
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BILSAT 1, 27943 is a payload satellite owned by TUBITAK-BILTEN (TR) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 27 Sep 2003 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
100 kg wet, 100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 6.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 BILSAT 1
1 27943U 03042E 25128.96194878 .00000584 00000-0 11426-3 0 9998
2 27943 98.3541 285.5960 0011056 172.5361 187.6009 14.66609511154921Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:05:12.374Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
72.26952°
Altitude
682.63 km
Speed
7.511 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 02m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-63.06613°
Longitude
-124.04313°
Altitude
693.746 km
Speed
7.509 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 05m 41s
Apparent Declination
-52° 23' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:32:07
Azimuth
202.028° SSW
Elevation
-76.264°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
BILSAT 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-05-09 09:04:58.215Z | 92.261° ESE | 2025-05-09 09:06:58.215Z | 65.515° ENE | 13.878° | 2025-05-09 09:08:58.215Z | 37.713° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-09 10:40:58.215Z | 185.801° SSW | 2025-05-09 10:43:58.215Z | 273.457° WNW | 40.391° | 2025-05-09 10:47:58.215Z | 338.179° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-09 22:36:58.215Z | 53.005° ENE | 2025-05-09 22:38:58.215Z | 93.476° ESE | 26.518° | 2025-05-09 22:42:58.215Z | 157.734° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-10 00:13:58.215Z | 331.137° NNW | 2025-05-10 00:15:58.215Z | 294.705° NW | 23° | 2025-05-10 00:18:58.215Z | 244.608° WSW |
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