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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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BISONSAT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 14 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 BISONSAT
1 40968U 15058E 25018.45835312 .00011857 00000-0 95798-3 0 9996
2 40968 64.7766 63.8138 0172013 238.6906 119.7269 14.89222905 39810Epoch: 2025-01-18T11:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-18T11:00:01.709Z)
| Latitude | 0.00005° |
| Longitude | 140.69935° |
| Altitude | 663.434 km |
| Speed | 7.493 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 15m 15s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 11.57428° |
| Longitude | -46.56975° |
| Altitude | 561.32 km |
| Speed | 7.604 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 50m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -13° 27' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:33:39 |
| Azimuth | 321.881° NNW |
| Elevation | -58.564° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 718.944 km |
| Perigee altitude | 478.915 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,977.067 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0172013 |
| Inclination | 64.7766° |
| RAAN | 63.8138° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 238.6906° |
| True anomaly | 121.42031° |
| Mean anomaly | 119.7269° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 120.57543° |
| Mean motion | 3.72421 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00095798 |
| Orbital period | 96.66 mins |
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-01-19 03:15:27.387Z | 134.183° SE | 2025-01-19 03:17:27.387Z | 108.89° ESE | 14.126° | 2025-01-19 03:19:27.387Z | 83.181° E |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-19 04:53:27.387Z | 223.3° SW | 2025-01-19 04:56:27.387Z | 296.259° NW | 43.309° | 2025-01-19 05:01:27.387Z | 27.616° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-19 13:21:27.387Z | 334.886° NNW | 2025-01-19 13:24:27.387Z | 95.93° ESE | 43.434° | 2025-01-19 13:28:27.387Z | 143.181° SSE |
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