BRITE-PL 2, 40119
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BRITE-PL 2, 40119 is a payload satellite owned by CBK (PL) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
PL / POLRelated business
Manufacturer
CBKPL/UTIAS
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
GNB, Unknown motor
Mass
6.8 kg wet, 6.8 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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 BRITE-PL 2
1 40119U 14049B 26319.05302214 .00001893 00000-0 17823-3 0 9996
2 40119 97.9222 72.3757 0013146 333.3906 26.6638 14.95040813663989Epoch: 2026-11-15T01:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-15T01:16:21.112Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-0.86124°
Altitude
577.111 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 49m 30s
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
11:02:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
588.414 km
Perigee altitude
570.122 km
Semi-major axis
6,957.405 km
Eccentricity
0.00131
Inclination
97.9222°
RAAN
72.3757°
Arg. of periapsis
333.3906°
True anomaly
26.7315°
Mean anomaly
26.6638°
Eccentric anomaly
26.69764°
Mean motion
3.74001 °/min
Orbital period
96.26 mins
BSTAR
0.00017823
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 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-PL 2 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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| 4 mins | 2026-11-15 19:32:26.989Z | 62.622° ENE | 2026-11-15 19:34:26.989Z | 94.353° ESE | 15.815° | 2026-11-15 19:36:26.989Z | 125.358° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-15 21:07:26.989Z | 346.254° N | 2026-11-15 21:09:26.989Z | 303.215° NW | 38.617° | 2026-11-15 21:13:26.989Z | 220.456° SW |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-16 07:54:26.989Z | 176.567° S | 2026-11-16 07:58:26.989Z | 287.44° WNW | 62.978° | 2026-11-16 08:01:26.989Z | 339.613° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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