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ALSAT 1B, 41785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALSAT 1B, 41785 is a payload satellite owned by ASAL (DZ) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 UTC via a PSLV 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

41785, 2016-059C

Orbit

SSO

Country

DZ / ALG

Related business

Algerian Space Agency (DZ)

Manufacturer

SSTL (Astrium)

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SSTL-100, Unknown motor

Mass

103 kg wet, 103 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-09-26 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Ant, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.862 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 ALSAT 1B
1 41785U 16059C   26092.93533515  .00000783  00000-0  13152-3 0  9992
2 41785  97.7787 104.9401 0010695 105.3731 254.8660 14.72214943509509

Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:26:52.956Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-63.05723°

Altitude

658.992 km

Speed

7.527 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 59m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

11:06:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

658.57 km

Perigee altitude

643.534 km

Semi-major axis

7,029.189 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

97.7787°

RAAN

104.9401°

Arg. of periapsis

105.3731°

True anomaly

254.74774°

Mean anomaly

254.866°

Eccentric anomaly

254.80686°

Mean motion

3.68286 °/min

Orbital period

97.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00013152

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 UTC)

CANX-7, 41788 (Decayed)

PSLV R/B, 41791

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ALSAT 1B Visibility forecast

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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.
8 mins	2026-04-03 13:41:54.503Z	9.741° NNE	2026-04-03 13:45:54.503Z	225.056° WSW	43.786°	2026-04-03 13:49:54.503Z	197.161° SSW
7 mins	2026-04-04 00:40:54.503Z	160.794° S	2026-04-04 00:43:54.503Z	56.563° ENE	44.498°	2026-04-04 00:47:54.503Z	350.325° N

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ALSAT 1B, 41785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:26:52.956Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2016 (2016-09-26 UTC)

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