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
Orbit
Country
NO / NORRelated business
Manufacturer
NanoAvionics
Mission
Operational Civil Sigint
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 BIRKELAND
1 55015U 23001G 25286.94032800 .00011799 00000-0 35509-3 0 9993
2 55015 97.3682 349.7547 0005995 267.8886 92.1670 15.34502173154517Epoch: 2025-10-13T22:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T22:34:04.339Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-11.49927°
Altitude
465.668 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 19m 01s
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
02:24:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
463.444 km
Perigee altitude
455.245 km
Semi-major axis
6,837.481 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
97.3682°
RAAN
349.7547°
Arg. of periapsis
267.8886°
True anomaly
92.23565°
Mean anomaly
92.167°
Eccentric anomaly
92.20132°
Mean motion
3.83883 °/min
Orbital period
93.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00035509
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 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.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-14 16:21:45.197Z | 54.308° ENE | 2025-10-14 16:23:45.197Z | 93.599° ESE | 17.446° | 2025-10-14 16:25:45.197Z | 133.687° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-15 04:26:45.197Z | 175.144° S | 2025-10-15 04:28:45.197Z | 284.403° WNW | 44.061° | 2025-10-15 04:31:45.197Z | 344.613° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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