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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 TRTR / 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 (23 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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago
0 BILSAT 1
1 27943U 03042E   26185.93283290  .00000407  00000-0  81661-4 0  9999
2 27943  98.3989 356.5775 0009697 298.4737  61.5489 14.67073091216721
Epoch: 2026-07-04T22:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T22:23:16.762Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
97.81824°
Altitude
670.164 km
Speed
7.524 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 46m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
08:37:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
674.341 km
Perigee altitude
660.676 km
Semi-major axis
7,045.645 km
Eccentricity
0.00097
Inclination
98.3989°
RAAN
356.5775°
Arg. of periapsis
298.4737°
True anomaly
61.64666°
Mean anomaly
61.5489°
Eccentric anomaly
61.59777°
Mean motion
3.66997 °/min
Orbital period
98.09 mins
BSTAR
0.000081661
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