KL-ALPHA B, 44786
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KL-ALPHA B, 44786 is a German payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sun, 17 Nov 2019 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
IMI/CAS
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
KLA, Unknown motor
Mass
90 kg wet, ~85 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.900 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago
TLE from 4 hours ago
0 KL-ALPHA B
1 44786U 19077B 26095.29694830 .00000180 00000-0 23890-3 0 9990
2 44786 88.9083 228.2246 0026504 7.0014 353.1505 13.55994699315306Epoch: 2026-04-05T07:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T07:07:36.333Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-72.28119°
Altitude
1,033.693 km
Speed
7.345 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 12m 53s
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
16:42:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,067.009 km
Perigee altitude
1,027.648 km
Semi-major axis
7,425.465 km
Eccentricity
0.00265
Inclination
88.9083°
RAAN
228.2246°
Arg. of periapsis
7.0014°
True anomaly
353.11416°
Mean anomaly
353.1505°
Eccentric anomaly
353.13234°
Mean motion
3.39201 °/min
Orbital period
106.13 mins
BSTAR
0.0002389
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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2019 (2019-11-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.KL-ALPHA B 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-04-05 10:49:08.198Z | 249.918° W | 2026-04-05 10:52:08.198Z | 280.988° WNW | 17.114° | 2026-04-05 10:56:08.198Z | 321.45° NNW |
| 10 mins | 2026-04-05 20:08:08.198Z | 28.99° NE | 2026-04-05 20:12:08.198Z | 76.473° E | 27.543° | 2026-04-05 20:18:08.198Z | 142.69° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2026-04-05 21:54:08.198Z | 339.292° N | 2026-04-05 21:59:08.198Z | 268.839° W | 32.711° | 2026-04-05 22:04:08.198Z | 214.563° SW |
| 8 mins | 2026-04-06 08:04:08.198Z | 116.873° SE | 2026-04-06 08:07:08.198Z | 81.037° E | 23.327° | 2026-04-06 08:12:08.198Z | 26.363° NE |
| 11 mins | 2026-04-06 09:48:08.198Z | 204.111° SW | 2026-04-06 09:53:08.198Z | 271.863° WNW | 36.717° | 2026-04-06 09:59:08.198Z | 347.011° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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