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NORSAT 2, 42828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NORSAT 2, 42828 is a payload satellite owned by Statsat (NO) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 14 Jul 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

42828, 2017-042D

Orbit

SSO

Country

NO / NOR

Related business

Space Norway AS (NO)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

GNB, Unknown motor

Mass

30 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-07-14 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 4 Ant, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.202 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 NORSAT 2
1 42828U 17042D   25340.42161142  .00020872  00000-0  10594-2 0  9993
2 42828  97.3897 152.7212 0011005  12.5132 347.6372 15.16883520458468

Epoch: 2025-12-06T10:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T10:07:07.226Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-74.50848°

Altitude

510.941 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 10m 53s

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

22:01:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

519.818 km

Perigee altitude

504.653 km

Semi-major axis

6,890.373 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

97.3897°

RAAN

152.7212°

Arg. of periapsis

12.5132°

True anomaly

347.61016°

Mean anomaly

347.6372°

Eccentric anomaly

347.62369°

Mean motion

3.79471 °/min

Orbital period

94.87 mins

BSTAR

0.0010594

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

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FLOCK 2K 17, 42888 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MONSON, 42839

LEMUR 2 ZACHARY, 42845

FLOCK 2K 11, 42894 (Decayed)

CORVUS BC1, 42847

FLOCK 2K 05, 42864 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 09, 42896 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 13, 42891 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 GREENBERG, 42837

FLOCK 2K 34, 42878 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 43, 42874 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 41, 42875 (Decayed)

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NORSAT 2 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.
6 mins	2025-12-07 00:55:51.293Z	352.261° N	2025-12-07 00:58:51.293Z	270.979° WNW	33.434°	2025-12-07 01:01:51.293Z	216.126° SW
5 mins	2025-12-07 11:35:51.293Z	155.178° SSE	2025-12-07 11:37:51.293Z	43.652° NE	43.125°	2025-12-07 11:40:51.293Z	353.001° N

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NORSAT 2, 42828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T10:07:07.226Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

NORSAT 2 Visibility forecast

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