BISONSAT, 40968
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BISONSAT, 40968 is a payload satellite owned by Salish Kootenai (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Oct 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Salish Kootenai
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 BISONSAT
1 40968U 15058E 25178.57943270 .00004596 00000-0 37971-3 0 9990
2 40968 64.7769 286.2022 0148121 188.6657 171.1897 14.92013924 63680Epoch: 2025-06-27T13:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T13:54:22.985Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
161.67615°
Altitude
695.73 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 04m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
64.2619°
Longitude
-124.71855°
Altitude
625.663 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 50m 02s
Apparent Declination
44° 04' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:38:55
Azimuth
19.206° NNE
Elevation
-2.508°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
BISONSAT Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 6 mins | 2025-06-28 17:49:10.214Z | 326.835° NNW | 2025-06-28 17:52:10.214Z | 162.86° S | 43.745° | 2025-06-28 17:55:10.214Z | 151.015° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-06-29 07:52:10.214Z | 164.306° S | 2025-06-29 07:55:10.214Z | 111.51° ESE | 26.788° | 2025-06-29 07:59:10.214Z | 53.224° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2025-06-29 09:31:10.214Z | 252.818° W | 2025-06-29 09:34:10.214Z | 304.636° NW | 28.589° | 2025-06-29 09:38:10.214Z | 11.662° NNE |
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