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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
40968, 2015-058E
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 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)
2015-10-08 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 401
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
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 16 hours ago
0 BISONSAT
1 40968U 15058E   25170.40182170  .00005694  00000-0  46604-3 0  9991
2 40968  64.7767 311.6586 0149380 191.3278 168.4462 14.91937638 62462
Epoch: 2025-06-19T09:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T09:38:37.394Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-100.86727°
Altitude
695.983 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 46m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.63841°
Longitude
-103.25153°
Altitude
695.859 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 13m 14s
Apparent Declination
-21° 42' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:37:19
Azimuth
70.037° E
Elevation
-54.456°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
694.557 km
Perigee altitude
486.363 km
Semi-major axis
6,968.597 km
Eccentricity
0.01494
Inclination
64.7767°
RAAN
311.6586°
Arg. of periapsis
191.3278°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
168.4462°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.731 °/min
Orbital period
96.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00046604
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BISONSAT Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-06-20 09:54:40.694Z145.568° SSE2025-06-20 09:57:40.694Z102.531° ESE17.339°2025-06-20 09:59:40.694Z74.886° E
8 mins2025-06-20 11:32:40.694Z232.533° WSW2025-06-20 11:36:40.694Z328.975° NNW37.703°2025-06-20 11:40:40.694Z22.528° NE
6 mins2025-06-20 19:59:40.694Z326.194° NNW2025-06-20 20:02:40.694Z166.913° S43.491°2025-06-20 20:05:40.694Z151.723° SSE
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