LARETS, 27944
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LARETS, 27944 is a payload satellite owned by NII KP (CIS) 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
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NII KP
Mission
Operational Defense Calibration
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.031 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 LARETS
1 27944U 03042F 25256.89589531 .00000061 00000-0 21313-4 0 9994
2 27944 98.3814 48.8658 0012387 172.8057 187.3325 14.63783215172943Epoch: 2025-09-13T21:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T21:30:05.354Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
93.22081°
Altitude
692.644 km
Speed
7.505 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 15m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:38:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
686.81 km
Perigee altitude
669.329 km
Semi-major axis
7,056.206 km
Eccentricity
0.00124
Inclination
98.3814°
RAAN
48.8658°
Arg. of periapsis
172.8057°
True anomaly
187.31441°
Mean anomaly
187.3325°
Eccentric anomaly
187.32345°
Mean motion
3.66173 °/min
Orbital period
98.31 mins
BSTAR
0.000021313
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2003 (2003-09-27 UTC)
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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 | 2025-09-14 09:08:03.465Z | 111.17° ESE | 2025-09-14 09:11:03.465Z | 69.453° E | 19.226° | 2025-09-14 09:14:03.465Z | 24.165° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-14 10:45:03.465Z | 198.452° SSW | 2025-09-14 10:48:03.465Z | 254.348° W | 32.561° | 2025-09-14 10:52:03.465Z | 328.214° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-14 22:42:03.465Z | 33.787° NE | 2025-09-14 22:45:03.465Z | 101.177° ESE | 35.704° | 2025-09-14 22:49:03.465Z | 171.815° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-15 00:20:03.465Z | 324.11° NNW | 2025-09-15 00:22:03.465Z | 293.43° NW | 16.794° | 2025-09-15 00:24:03.465Z | 263.737° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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