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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
27943, 2003-042E
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of UnknownUnknown / TURK
Related business
Manufacturer
SSTL
Mission
Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
100 kg wet, 100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2003-09-27 (22 years ago)
Launch vehicle
KOSMOS 11K65M
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Arm, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.540 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 BILSAT 1
1 27943U 03042E   25256.94726845  .00000322  00000-0  67017-4 0  9991
2 27943  98.3705  56.0197 0011757 133.2076 227.0111 14.66725514173624
Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T22:44:03.994Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
81.82974°
Altitude
680.188 km
Speed
7.514 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 44m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:38:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
676.906 km
Perigee altitude
660.336 km
Semi-major axis
7,046.758 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
98.3705°
RAAN
56.0197°
Arg. of periapsis
133.2076°
True anomaly
226.91265°
Mean anomaly
227.0111°
Eccentric anomaly
226.96186°
Mean motion
3.6691 °/min
Orbital period
98.12 mins
BSTAR
0.000067017
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