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
Orbit
Country
NO / NORRelated business
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
GNB, Unknown motor
Mass
30 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 4 Ant, 1.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.202 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 NORSAT 2
1 42828U 17042D 26088.03388326 .00014784 00000-0 68415-3 0 9996
2 42828 97.3993 262.8619 0009174 337.4982 22.5849 15.20192436475556Epoch: 2026-03-29T00:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-29T00:48:47.513Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
64.21837°
Altitude
502.519 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 31m 26s
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
20:34:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.537 km
Perigee altitude
495.913 km
Semi-major axis
6,880.362 km
Eccentricity
0.00092
Inclination
97.3993°
RAAN
262.8619°
Arg. of periapsis
337.4982°
True anomaly
22.62532°
Mean anomaly
22.5849°
Eccentric anomaly
22.6051°
Mean motion
3.803 °/min
Orbital period
94.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00068415
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)
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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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-03-29 23:31:06.287Z | 60.762° ENE | 2026-03-29 23:33:06.287Z | 96.806° ESE | 15.488° | 2026-03-29 23:35:06.287Z | 130.715° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-03-30 01:05:06.287Z | 332.82° NNW | 2026-03-30 01:07:06.287Z | 279.245° WNW | 26.323° | 2026-03-30 01:09:06.287Z | 235.785° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-30 11:42:06.287Z | 171.477° S | 2026-03-30 11:44:06.287Z | 187.392° SSW | 42.269° | 2026-03-30 11:48:06.287Z | 346.029° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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