BRITE TORONTO, 40020
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BRITE TORONTO, 40020 is a Canadian payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 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
Orbit
Country
CARelated business
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Amateur Astronomy
Bus & Motor
GNB, Unknown motor
Mass
7 kg wet, 7 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 BRITE TORONTO
1 40020U 14033L 25287.91194462 .00001445 00000-0 22758-3 0 9998
2 40020 97.9436 56.9702 0079184 343.0483 16.8081 14.71959221606129Epoch: 2025-10-14T21:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-14T21:53:12.015Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
64.97656°
Altitude
604.545 km
Speed
7.586 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 47m 52s
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
09:02:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
707.54 km
Perigee altitude
596.207 km
Semi-major axis
7,030.011 km
Eccentricity
0.00792
Inclination
97.9436°
RAAN
56.9702°
Arg. of periapsis
343.0483°
True anomaly
17.07299°
Mean anomaly
16.8081°
Eccentric anomaly
16.94029°
Mean motion
3.68222 °/min
Orbital period
97.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00022758
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 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.BRITE TORONTO 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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| 8 mins | 2025-10-15 21:17:42.363Z | 22.795° NE | 2025-10-15 21:21:42.363Z | 97.856° ESE | 40.278° | 2025-10-15 21:25:42.363Z | 177.582° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-15 22:56:42.363Z | 315.446° NNW | 2025-10-15 22:57:42.363Z | 301.281° NW | 14.966° | 2025-10-15 23:00:42.363Z | 261.496° W |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-16 08:17:42.363Z | 132.294° SE | 2025-10-16 08:19:42.363Z | 85.386° E | 34.653° | 2025-10-16 08:23:42.363Z | 2.614° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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