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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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27943 intel report (Beta)
BILSAT 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 17 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| 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 17 hours ago
0 BILSAT 1
1 27943U 03042E 25037.94344593 .00001127 00000-0 21276-3 0 9994
2 27943 98.3376 193.0227 0012031 103.1948 257.0598 14.66396369141522Epoch: 2025-02-06T22:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-06T22:38:33.728Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 76.06939° |
| Altitude | 677.495 km |
| Speed | 7.517 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 52m 05s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 62.40169° |
| Longitude | -87.0242° |
| Altitude | 675.107 km |
| Speed | 7.53 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 16m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | 16° 33' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:44:25 |
| Azimuth | 24.512° NE |
| Elevation | -29.902° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 678.154 km |
| Perigee altitude | 661.196 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,047.812 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012031 |
| Inclination | 98.3376° |
| RAAN | 193.0227° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 103.1948° |
| True anomaly | 256.92548° |
| Mean anomaly | 257.0598° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 256.99264° |
| Mean motion | 3.66827 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00021276 |
| Orbital period | 98.14 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
| MOZHAYETS 4, 27939 |
| RUBIN 4/SL-8, 27940 |
| NIGERIASAT 1, 27941 |
| UK-DMC, 27942 |
| BILSAT 1, 27943 |
| LARETS, 27944 |
| KAISTSAT 4, 27945 |
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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| 6 mins | 2025-02-07 22:09:51.828Z | 50.965° ENE | 2025-02-07 22:12:51.828Z | 98.208° ESE | 19.85° | 2025-02-07 22:15:51.828Z | 141.956° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-07 23:46:51.828Z | 347.291° N | 2025-02-07 23:49:51.828Z | 289.745° WNW | 29.829° | 2025-02-07 23:53:51.828Z | 225.534° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-08 09:11:51.828Z | 101.567° ESE | 2025-02-08 09:13:51.828Z | 68.997° E | 19.718° | 2025-02-08 09:16:51.828Z | 22.81° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-08 10:47:51.828Z | 202.114° SSW | 2025-02-08 10:50:51.828Z | 261.14° W | 30.95° | 2025-02-08 10:54:51.828Z | 328.317° NNW |
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