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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

40119, 2014-049B

Orbit

SSO

Country

PL / POL

Related business

Space Research Centre PAS (PL)

Manufacturer

CBKPL/UTIAS

Mission

Operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

GNB, Unknown motor

Mass

6.8 kg wet, 6.8 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-08-19 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 BRITE-PL 2
1 40119U 14049B   26264.83730529  .00000772  00000-0  76239-4 0  9997
2 40119  97.9171  17.6409 0014657 144.5740 215.6457 14.94872291655885

Epoch: 2026-09-21T20:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T20:05:43.177Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

75.49958°

Altitude

594.108 km

Speed

7.558 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 10m 33s

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

21:11:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.989 km

Perigee altitude

569.593 km

Semi-major axis

6,957.928 km

Eccentricity

0.00147

Inclination

97.9171°

RAAN

17.6409°

Arg. of periapsis

144.574°

True anomaly

215.54797°

Mean anomaly

215.6457°

Eccentric anomaly

215.59682°

Mean motion

3.73958 °/min

Orbital period

96.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000076239

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 UTC)

CZ-4B R/B, 40120 (Decayed)

GAOFEN 2, 40118

CZ-4C DEB, 44599 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2026-09-23 07:33:46.613Z	161.634° S	2026-09-23 07:36:46.613Z	130.245° SE	72.729°	2026-09-23 07:40:46.613Z	350.264° N
6 mins	2026-09-23 20:51:46.613Z	356.299° N	2026-09-23 20:54:46.613Z	268.787° W	50.308°	2026-09-23 20:57:46.613Z	212.845° SW

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BRITE-PL 2, 40119

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T20:05:43.177Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 UTC)

BRITE-PL 2 Visibility forecast

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