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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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 BIROS
1 41604U 16040F   25340.61646874  .00214242  00000-0  80859-3 0  9990
2 41604  97.0681  11.8159 0003036 162.4824 197.6553 15.87194787527751

Epoch: 2025-12-06T14:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T14:47:42.899Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

74.24551°

Altitude

315.278 km

Speed

7.718 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 47m 15s

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

01:33:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

309.044 km

Perigee altitude

304.985 km

Semi-major axis

6,685.151 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

97.0681°

RAAN

11.8159°

Arg. of periapsis

162.4824°

True anomaly

197.64475°

Mean anomaly

197.6553°

Eccentric anomaly

197.65003°

Mean motion

3.97078 °/min

Orbital period

90.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00080859

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

SKYSAT C1, 41601

FLOCK 2P 4, 41611 (Decayed)

PSLV DEB, 41621 (Decayed)

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

M3MSAT, 41605

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 3, 41618 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 12, 41614 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 1, 41617 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 7, 41615 (Decayed)

BEESAT 4, 41619 (Decayed)

SWAYAM, 41607 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

PSLV R/B, 41620 (Decayed)

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BIROS, 41604

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T14:47:42.899Z)

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