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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 BISONSAT
1 40968U 15058E 25356.28990685 .00005123 00000-0 42538-3 0 9990
2 40968 64.7761 92.1870 0122216 124.3456 236.9294 14.94184557 90211Epoch: 2025-12-22T06:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-22T06:57:27.951Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-103.26959°
Altitude
634.081 km
Speed
7.516 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 08m 44s
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
10:50:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
668.552 km
Perigee altitude
498.388 km
Semi-major axis
6,961.607 km
Eccentricity
0.01222
Inclination
64.7761°
RAAN
92.187°
Arg. of periapsis
124.3456°
True anomaly
235.76557°
Mean anomaly
236.9294°
Eccentric anomaly
236.34651°
Mean motion
3.73662 °/min
Orbital period
96.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00042538
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2015 (2015-10-08 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.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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| 7 mins | 2025-12-22 17:07:46.997Z | 336.075° NNW | 2025-12-22 17:10:46.997Z | 32.207° NE | 40.677° | 2025-12-22 17:14:46.997Z | 137.974° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-23 08:49:46.997Z | 242.494° WSW | 2025-12-23 08:52:46.997Z | 314.649° NW | 33.128° | 2025-12-23 08:55:46.997Z | 14.145° NNE |
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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