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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 (9 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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 NORSAT 2
1 42828U 17042D   26185.97502079  .00018135  00000-0  78853-3 0  9991
2 42828  97.4052 359.1374 0009067 356.7395   3.3781 15.22286328490447

Epoch: 2026-07-04T23:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T23:24:01.796Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

85.14891°

Altitude

495.814 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 56m 32s

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

04:40:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.142 km

Perigee altitude

489.676 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.046 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

97.4052°

RAAN

359.1374°

Arg. of periapsis

356.7395°

True anomaly

3.38423°

Mean anomaly

3.3781°

Eccentric anomaly

3.38116°

Mean motion

3.80824 °/min

Orbital period

94.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00078853

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FLOCK 2K 11, 42894 (Decayed)

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FLOCK 2K 03, 42850 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 46, 42858 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 28, 42880 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 16, 42889 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 19, 42886 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 13, 42891 (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.
5 mins	2026-07-05 23:38:27.105Z	49.208° ENE	2026-07-05 23:40:27.105Z	84.459° E	18.722°	2026-07-05 23:43:27.105Z	141.675° SSE
4 mins	2026-07-06 01:13:27.105Z	316.651° NNW	2026-07-06 01:14:27.105Z	292.31° WNW	21.706°	2026-07-06 01:17:27.105Z	236.333° WSW
5 mins	2026-07-06 11:49:27.105Z	184.199° SSW	2026-07-06 11:51:27.105Z	254.972° W	41.512°	2026-07-06 11:54:27.105Z	339.244° N

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NORSAT 2, 42828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T23:24:01.796Z)

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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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