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
10 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 10 hours ago
0 BILSAT 1
1 27943U 03042E 25196.43506308 .00000258 00000-0 55566-4 0 9992
2 27943 98.3619 354.3204 0010239 333.3100 26.7575 14.66664771164812Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:26:29.45Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-95.83193°
Altitude
668.279 km
Speed
7.526 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 37m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
52.8286°
Longitude
95.72619°
Altitude
686.86 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 32m 19s
Apparent Declination
23° 35' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:25:45
Azimuth
51.739° ENE
Elevation
-6.43°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
BILSAT 1 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-07-15 22:29:24.566Z | 46.176° ENE | 2025-07-15 22:32:24.566Z | 88.451° E | 19.984° | 2025-07-15 22:35:24.566Z | 136.476° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-16 00:07:24.566Z | 342.44° N | 2025-07-16 00:09:24.566Z | 304.283° NW | 29.689° | 2025-07-16 00:13:24.566Z | 228.477° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-16 09:32:24.566Z | 91.877° ESE | 2025-07-16 09:33:24.566Z | 74.878° E | 19.393° | 2025-07-16 09:36:24.566Z | 26.312° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-16 11:08:24.566Z | 209.041° SW | 2025-07-16 11:10:24.566Z | 251.69° W | 30.879° | 2025-07-16 11:14:24.566Z | 326.614° NNW |
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