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CARBONITE 1, 40718

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CARBONITE 1, 40718 is a payload satellite owned by SSTL (Astrium) (UK) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Jul 2015 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

40718, 2015-032D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Airbus Defense and Space (FR)

Manufacturer

SSTL (Astrium)

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CBNT, Unknown motor

Mass

91 kg wet, 91 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-07-10 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + Cyl, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.780 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 CARBONITE 1
1 40718U 15032D   26306.90108509  .00001441  00000-0  17924-3 0  9996
2 40718  97.6574 119.2818 0013843 193.9646 166.1188 14.83945101609919

Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:37:33.751Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

112.71972°

Altitude

629.336 km

Speed

7.539 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 57m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

03:21:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

623.603 km

Perigee altitude

604.245 km

Semi-major axis

6,992.061 km

Eccentricity

0.00138

Inclination

97.6574°

RAAN

119.2818°

Arg. of periapsis

193.9646°

True anomaly

166.15679°

Mean anomaly

166.1188°

Eccentric anomaly

166.1378°

Mean motion

3.71223 °/min

Orbital period

96.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00017924

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CARBONITE 1 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.
5 mins	2026-11-03 10:43:46.877Z	107.241° ESE	2026-11-03 10:45:46.877Z	74.181° E	21.477°	2026-11-03 10:48:46.877Z	24.147° NE
6 mins	2026-11-03 12:19:46.877Z	215.052° SW	2026-11-03 12:21:46.877Z	258.092° W	32.257°	2026-11-03 12:25:46.877Z	326.889° NNW
6 mins	2026-11-04 00:06:46.877Z	37.616° NE	2026-11-04 00:08:46.877Z	85.656° E	44.271°	2026-11-04 00:12:46.877Z	170.513° S

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CARBONITE 1, 40718

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:37:33.751Z)

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