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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

Country

DE / GER

Related business

German Aerospace Center (DE)

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, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.799 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 BIROS
1 41604U 16040F   25289.05528889  .00084641  00000-0  59457-3 0  9993
2 41604  97.0782 318.9276 0005238  70.1527 290.0303 15.73893293519615

Epoch: 2025-10-16T01:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T01:19:36.960Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-85.79692°

Altitude

349.749 km

Speed

7.7 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 15m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:34:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

348.184 km

Perigee altitude

341.141 km

Semi-major axis

6,722.8 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.0782°

RAAN

318.9276°

Arg. of periapsis

70.1527°

True anomaly

289.97389°

Mean anomaly

290.0303°

Eccentric anomaly

290.0021°

Mean motion

3.93748 °/min

Orbital period

91.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00059457

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

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 7, 41615 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 1, 41617 (Decayed)

SWAYAM, 41607 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 3, 41618 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 12, 41614 (Decayed)

PSLV R/B, 41620 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

FLOCK 2P 6, 41606 (Decayed)

M3MSAT, 41605

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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.
4 mins	2025-10-17 14:30:22.831Z	40.475° NE	2025-10-17 14:32:22.831Z	94.684° ESE	24.057°	2025-10-17 14:34:22.831Z	152.656° SSE

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BIROS, 41604

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T01:19:36.960Z)

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