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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
UKRelated business
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CBNT, Unknown motor
Mass
91 kg wet, 91 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Cyl, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.780 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 hours ago
TLE from 3 hours ago
0 CARBONITE 1
1 40718U 15032D 26037.18236807 .00003222 00000-0 40129-3 0 9992
2 40718 97.6428 220.8036 0014869 9.5283 350.6211 14.83063895569920Epoch: 2026-02-06T04:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T04:22:36.601Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
18.82718°
Altitude
612.435 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 43m 12s
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
09:07:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
627.096 km
Perigee altitude
606.294 km
Semi-major axis
6,994.832 km
Eccentricity
0.00149
Inclination
97.6428°
RAAN
220.8036°
Arg. of periapsis
9.5283°
True anomaly
350.59328°
Mean anomaly
350.6211°
Eccentric anomaly
350.6072°
Mean motion
3.71003 °/min
Orbital period
97.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00040129
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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 2015 (2015-07-10 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.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-02-06 11:01:10.890Z | 96.527° ESE | 2026-02-06 11:03:10.890Z | 65.971° ENE | 15.219° | 2026-02-06 11:05:10.890Z | 35.278° NE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-06 12:36:10.890Z | 196.324° SSW | 2026-02-06 12:39:10.890Z | 270.793° WNW | 34.483° | 2026-02-06 12:42:10.890Z | 329.589° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-07 00:24:10.890Z | 46.88° ENE | 2026-02-07 00:26:10.890Z | 89.482° E | 28.586° | 2026-02-07 00:30:10.890Z | 160.846° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-02-07 02:00:10.890Z | 329.287° NNW | 2026-02-07 02:02:10.890Z | 295.485° NW | 19.626° | 2026-02-07 02:05:10.890Z | 247.634° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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