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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ALSAT 1B
1 41785U 16059C   26218.94023956  .00000457  00000-0  79636-4 0  9994
2 41785  97.7773 225.5171 0010736  66.5705 293.6631 14.72311111528047

Epoch: 2026-08-06T22:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-06T22:33:56.697Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-68.44222°

Altitude

653.691 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 02m 04s

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

21:14:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

658.292 km

Perigee altitude

643.199 km

Semi-major axis

7,028.882 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

97.7773°

RAAN

225.5171°

Arg. of periapsis

66.5705°

True anomaly

293.55036°

Mean anomaly

293.6631°

Eccentric anomaly

293.60673°

Mean motion

3.6831 °/min

Orbital period

97.74 mins

BSTAR

0.000079636

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

CANX-7, 41788 (Decayed)

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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	2026-08-07 12:13:07.819Z	61.799° ENE	2026-08-07 12:15:07.819Z	90.491° ESE	14.74°	2026-08-07 12:17:07.819Z	119.75° SE
7 mins	2026-08-07 13:49:07.819Z	354.562° N	2026-08-07 13:52:07.819Z	292.31° WNW	36.114°	2026-08-07 13:56:07.819Z	215.603° SW
6 mins	2026-08-08 00:48:07.819Z	187.98° SSW	2026-08-08 00:50:07.819Z	233.591° WSW	39.872°	2026-08-08 00:54:07.819Z	337.417° NNW

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ALSAT 1B, 41785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-06T22:33:56.697Z)

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

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