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BIROS, 41604

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BIROS, 41604 is a payload satellite owned by DLR (DE) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

41604, 2016-040F

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

German Aerospace Center (DE / GER)

Manufacturer

ASTFN/KTHR

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

TET-X, Unknown motor

Mass

130 kg wet, 130 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-22 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.799 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 BIROS
1 41604U 16040F   25128.93899869  .00033909  00000-0  41610-3 0  9994
2 41604  97.0890 157.8314 0003001 293.8828  66.2115 15.60246018494565

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:32:09.486Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-47.21042°

Altitude

389.281 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 31m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

2.71244°

Longitude

-46.64877°

Altitude

388.996 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 51m 27s

Apparent Declination

-23° 29' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:16:52

Azimuth

85.075° E

Elevation

-44.035°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

385.874 km

Perigee altitude

381.815 km

Semi-major axis

6,761.982 km

Eccentricity

0.0003001

Inclination

97.089°

RAAN

157.8314°

Arg. of periapsis

293.8828°

True anomaly

66.24297°

Mean anomaly

66.2115°

Eccentric anomaly

66.22724°

Mean motion

3.9033 °/min

BSTAR

0.0004161

Orbital period

92.23 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

SATHYABAMASAT, 41600 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C1, 41601

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

M3MSAT, 41605

FLOCK 2P 6, 41606 (Decayed)

SWAYAM, 41607 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 4, 41611 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 8, 41613 (Decayed)

BIROS 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.
4 mins	2025-05-10 02:22:47.689Z	205.02° SW	2025-05-10 02:24:47.689Z	271.612° WNW	28.661°	2025-05-10 02:26:47.689Z	324.005° NNW

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