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
Orbit
Country
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
ASTFN/KTHR
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
TET-X, Unknown motor
Mass
130 kg wet, 130 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section
0.799 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 BIROS
1 41604U 16040F 25242.15237722 .00051210 00000-0 47466-3 0 9999
2 41604 97.0831 271.4365 0004257 190.8535 169.2636 15.67332606512259Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:39:25.391Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-122.01007°
Altitude
372.524 km
Speed
7.684 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 05m 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
15:57:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
366.298 km
Perigee altitude
360.558 km
Semi-major axis
6,741.565 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
97.0831°
RAAN
271.4365°
Arg. of periapsis
190.8535°
True anomaly
169.27268°
Mean anomaly
169.2636°
Eccentric anomaly
169.26814°
Mean motion
3.92105 °/min
Orbital period
91.81 mins
BSTAR
0.00047466
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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