Latitude
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BULGARIASAT-1
NORAD 42801 · COSPAR 2017-038A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3403 @ 35775 x 35798 km x 0.0713 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 14:02 UTC · 23.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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BULGARIASAT-1
1 42801U 17038A 26286.58509698 .00000011 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 42801 0.0713 84.4129 0002779 124.0533 26.2359 1.00272207034037
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42801U 17038A 26286.58509698 .00000011 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 42801 0.0713 84.4129 0002779 124.0533 26.2359 1.00272207034037
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 23rd 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Bulsatcom
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass
3,669 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
0.0713°
Period
1436.09 min
Perigee
35775 km
Apogee
35798 km
Eccentricity
0.0002779
RAAN
84.4129°
Arg of Perigee
124.0533°
Mean Motion
1.00272207 rev/d