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BIRKELAND, 55015

Orbit data source: Space-Track

BIRKELAND, 55015 is a Norwegian payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

55015, 2023-001G

Orbit

SSO

Country

NO / NOR

Related business

National Aerospace Laboratory (NL)

Manufacturer

NanoAvionics

Mission

Operational Civil Sigint

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 BIRKELAND
1 55015U 23001G   26155.08570608  .00010763  00000-0  27297-3 0  9992
2 55015  97.3347 223.0240 0007885 142.8936 217.2856 15.39839422190338

Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T02:03:25.005Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-60.36521°

Altitude

453.987 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 52m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

15:29:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

448.899 km

Perigee altitude

438.141 km

Semi-major axis

6,821.657 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

97.3347°

RAAN

223.024°

Arg. of periapsis

142.8936°

True anomaly

217.23091°

Mean anomaly

217.2856°

Eccentric anomaly

217.25825°

Mean motion

3.8522 °/min

Orbital period

93.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00027297

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

SPACEBEE-158, 55100 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 2, 55074 (Decayed)

OBJECT-DD, 55108 (Decayed)

NUSAT-32 (ALBANIA-1), 55064 (Decayed)

NUSAT-35 (WILLIAMINA), 55048

FLOCK 4Y 10, 55029 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 8, 55071 (Decayed)

OBJECT CK, 55090 (Decayed)

OBJECT CA, 55081 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X27, 55062 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 6, 55066 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-163, 55089 (Decayed)

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BIRKELAND 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	2026-06-11 17:04:46.233Z	26.267° NE	2026-06-11 17:07:46.233Z	97.784° ESE	34.622°	2026-06-11 17:10:46.233Z	171.855° S

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Check out BIRKELAND, 55015 on other resources

View BIRKELAND, 55015 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View BIRKELAND, 55015 on Heavens-Above

View BIRKELAND, 55015 on Keep Track

View BIRKELAND, 55015 on Celestrak

View BIRKELAND, 55015 on Gunter's Space Page

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