BRITE-CA1

NORAD 40020 · COSPAR 2014-033L · ACTIVE

Orbit: #66175 @ 597 x 707 km x 97.9922 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 22:16 UTC Â· 36.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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BRITE-CA1 (TORONTO)
1 40020U 14033L 26300.92823458 .00000584 00000-0 95141-4 0 09990
2 40020 97.9922 67.5629 0077697 211.1442 148.5150 14.72872266661756

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 19th 2014

Spacecraft age

12 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Dombarovsky Air Base

Launch vehicle

Dnepr

Contractor

University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies

Launch mass

10 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.9922Â°

Period

97.77 min

Perigee

597 km

Apogee

707 km

Eccentricity

0.0077697

RAAN

67.5629Â°

Arg of Perigee

211.1442Â°

Mean Motion

14.72872266 rev/d