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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 BRITE TORONTO
1 40020U 14033L 26297.32761787 .00000871 00000-0 13784-3 0 9996
2 40020 97.9916 64.0194 0077485 222.8045 136.7113 14.72867509661225Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:51:46.183Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-86.65841°
Altitude
694.794 km
Speed
7.487 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 16m 04s
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
20:40:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
703.433 km
Perigee altitude
594.533 km
Semi-major axis
7,027.12 km
Eccentricity
0.00775
Inclination
97.9916°
RAAN
64.0194°
Arg. of periapsis
222.8045°
True anomaly
137.31584°
Mean anomaly
136.7113°
Eccentric anomaly
137.014°
Mean motion
3.68449 °/min
Orbital period
97.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00013784
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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 | 2026-10-25 08:26:10.306Z | 158.963° S | 2026-10-25 08:30:10.306Z | 100.585° ESE | 73.003° | 2026-10-25 08:34:10.306Z | 352.317° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-10-25 20:21:10.306Z | 67.519° E | 2026-10-25 20:23:10.306Z | 98.36° ESE | 15.541° | 2026-10-25 20:25:10.306Z | 126.583° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-10-25 21:57:10.306Z | 349.541° N | 2026-10-25 22:00:10.306Z | 270.63° WNW | 43.15° | 2026-10-25 22:03:10.306Z | 219.627° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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