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BRITE-PL, 39431

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BRITE-PL, 39431 is a payload satellite owned by CBK (PL) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 21 Nov 2013 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). 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

39431, 2013-066R

Orbit

SSO

Country

PL / POL

Related business

Space Research Centre PAS (PL)

Manufacturer

CBKPL/UTIAS

Mission

Non-operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

GNB, Unknown motor

Mass

6 kg wet, 6 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-11-21 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 BRITE-PL
1 39431U 13066R   26037.81582814  .00000885  00000-0  18507-3 0  9996
2 39431  97.7801 159.6306 0191670  56.9966 304.9489 14.51170544645025

Epoch: 2026-02-06T19:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T19:34:47.551Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

88.98419°

Altitude

648.624 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 38m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:22:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

854.929 km

Perigee altitude

582.872 km

Semi-major axis

7,097.038 km

Eccentricity

0.01917

Inclination

97.7801°

RAAN

159.6306°

Arg. of periapsis

56.9966°

True anomaly

303.12388°

Mean anomaly

304.9489°

Eccentric anomaly

304.03888°

Mean motion

3.63017 °/min

Orbital period

99.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00018507

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-07 07:18:02.693Z	125.888° SE	2026-02-07 07:21:02.693Z	74.126° E	24.929°	2026-02-07 07:24:02.693Z	16.79° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-07 08:58:02.693Z	238.475° WSW	2026-02-07 08:59:02.693Z	257.474° W	19.316°	2026-02-07 09:02:02.693Z	309.889° NW
8 mins	2026-02-07 20:58:02.693Z	9.541° NNE	2026-02-07 21:01:02.693Z	345.199° N	43.77°	2026-02-07 21:06:02.693Z	197.147° SSW

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BRITE-PL, 39431

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T19:34:47.551Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2013 (2013-11-21 UTC)

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