PROBA V, 39159
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PROBA V, 39159 is a payload satellite owned by ESA (ESA) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 07 May 2013 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
ESARelated business
Manufacturer
Qinetiq Space
Mission
Operational Civil Tech/Imaging
Bus & Motor
PROBA-2, Unknown motor
Mass
138 kg wet, 138 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.960 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 PROBA V
1 39159U 13021A 26171.42253878 .00000052 00000-0 40931-4 0 9998
2 39159 98.3585 149.8695 0005260 115.9586 244.2136 14.23597564681572Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:08:27.350Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
89.11816°
Altitude
817.79 km
Speed
7.443 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 59m 28s
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
23:08:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
814.13 km
Perigee altitude
806.568 km
Semi-major axis
7,188.486 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
98.3585°
RAAN
149.8695°
Arg. of periapsis
115.9586°
True anomaly
244.15934°
Mean anomaly
244.2136°
Eccentric anomaly
244.18647°
Mean motion
3.56112 °/min
Orbital period
101.09 mins
BSTAR
0.000040931
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Other satellites on launch #21 in the year 2013 (2013-05-07 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PROBA V 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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| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 21:19:45.769Z | 109.337° ESE | 2026-06-22 21:23:45.769Z | 59.69° ENE | 18.978° | 2026-06-22 21:26:45.769Z | 22.295° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 22:59:45.769Z | 192.199° SSW | 2026-06-22 23:02:45.769Z | 248.116° W | 37.826° | 2026-06-22 23:07:45.769Z | 335.079° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 11:15:45.769Z | 20.691° NNE | 2026-06-23 11:19:45.769Z | 96.745° ESE | 42.927° | 2026-06-23 11:24:45.769Z | 184.686° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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