Latitude
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BIROS
NORAD 41604 · COSPAR 2016-040F · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
BIROS reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 9 months ago).
Orbit: #53528 @ 135 x 146 km x 97.0483 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-01-22 16:12 UTC · 6552.9 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
BIROS
1 41604U 16040F 26022.67538854 .12627032 23964-5 15312-3 0 9991
2 41604 97.0483 61.5624 0008550 262.0922 97.9413 16.49640726535284
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 41604U 16040F 26022.67538854 .12627032 23964-5 15312-3 0 9991
2 41604 97.0483 61.5624 0008550 262.0922 97.9413 16.49640726535284
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 22nd 2016
Spacecraft age
10 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Launch vehicle
PSLV XL
Contractor
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Launch mass
130 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.0483°
Period
87.29 min
Perigee
135 km
Apogee
146 km
Eccentricity
0.000855
RAAN
61.5624°
Arg of Perigee
262.0922°
Mean Motion
16.49640726 rev/d