● ORBIT ING-NOW

BISONSAT

NORAD 40974 · COSPAR 2015-058L · ACTIVE
Orbit: #13770 @ 444 x 572 km x 64.7569 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-09 17:08 UTC · 29.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
BISONSAT
1 40974U 15058L 26313.71391072 .00015511 00000-0 65884-3 0 09995
2 40974 64.7569 61.9406 0093062 349.9199 10.0056 15.19334000137709
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
October 8th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
SRI International
Purpose
Technology Demonstration
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
SRI International
Launch mass
2 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
64.7569°
Period
94.78 min
Perigee
444 km
Apogee
572 km
Eccentricity
0.0093062
RAAN
61.9406°
Arg of Perigee
349.9199°
Mean Motion
15.19334 rev/d