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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 BISONSAT
1 40968U 15058E 25260.73813393 .00007207 00000-0 59462-3 0 9993
2 40968 64.7772 30.3153 0135562 160.4841 200.1536 14.92779640 75944
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T17:42:54.771Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 UTC)
BISONSAT 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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8 mins | 2025-09-18 09:54:43.824Z | 183.851° SSW | 2025-09-18 09:58:43.824Z | 125.229° SE | 31.92° | 2025-09-18 10:02:43.824Z | 49.735° ENE |
6 mins | 2025-09-18 11:35:43.824Z | 266.673° W | 2025-09-18 11:38:43.824Z | 319.794° NNW | 22.087° | 2025-09-18 11:41:43.824Z | 5.073° NNE |
4 mins | 2025-09-18 18:22:43.824Z | 15.163° NNE | 2025-09-18 18:24:43.824Z | 58.457° ENE | 19.687° | 2025-09-18 18:26:43.824Z | 93.918° ESE |
5 mins | 2025-09-18 20:01:43.824Z | 290.319° WNW | 2025-09-18 20:03:43.824Z | 238.206° WSW | 26.33° | 2025-09-18 20:06:43.824Z | 183.937° SSW |
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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