BIRD

NORAD 26959 · COSPAR 2001-049C · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

BIRD 2 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #22190 @ 155 x 168 km x 97.7693 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-10-11 02:04 UTC Â· 26370.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

BIRD 2
1 26959U 01049C 23284.08619489 .06935024 27864-5 38094-3 0 9997
2 26959 97.7693 66.3671 0010118 271.3565 88.6575 16.41532284221902

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 22nd 2001

Spacecraft age

24 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration

Purpose

Earth Observation/Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Launch vehicle

PSLV C3

Contractor

Deutsches Zentrum fu009fr Luft- und Raumfahrt

Launch mass

92 kg

Power

120.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.7693Â°

Period

87.72 min

Perigee

155 km

Apogee

168 km

Eccentricity

0.0010118

RAAN

66.3671Â°

Arg of Perigee

271.3565Â°

Mean Motion

16.41532284 rev/d