SSETI-EXPRESS, 28894
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SSETI-EXPRESS, 28894 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 27 Oct 2005 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
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
ESTEC
Mission
Non-operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
SSETI, Unknown motor
Mass
77 kg wet, 77 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.8 m
Radar Cross Section
0.979 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 SSETI-EXPRESS
1 28894U 05043E 25188.97172909 .00000399 00000-0 84018-4 0 9997
2 28894 98.2594 321.5186 0014728 279.6409 80.3129 14.64769203 50364Epoch: 2025-07-07T23:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T23:19:17.393Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
45.52273°
Altitude
679.072 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 26m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
29.81071°
Longitude
41.26325°
Altitude
685.471 km
Speed
7.514 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 41m 24s
Apparent Declination
-11° 05' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:02:11
Azimuth
255.244° W
Elevation
0.276°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2005 (2005-10-27 UTC)
SSETI-EXPRESS 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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| 7 mins | 2025-07-08 21:13:03.458Z | 33.392° NE | 2025-07-08 21:17:03.458Z | 113.949° SE | 31.917° | 2025-07-08 21:20:03.458Z | 163.158° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-08 22:52:03.458Z | 319.229° NNW | 2025-07-08 22:53:03.458Z | 302.739° NW | 19.066° | 2025-07-08 22:56:03.458Z | 255.475° W |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-09 08:15:03.458Z | 130.536° SE | 2025-07-09 08:18:03.458Z | 74.901° E | 31.395° | 2025-07-09 08:22:03.458Z | 5.724° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-09 09:54:03.458Z | 240.827° WSW | 2025-07-09 09:55:03.458Z | 257.483° W | 19.077° | 2025-07-09 09:58:03.458Z | 305.144° NW |
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