Latitude
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BULGARIASAT-1
NORAD 42801 · COSPAR 2017-038A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3423 @ 35769 x 35800 km x 0.0479 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 06:09 UTC · 41.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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BULGARIASAT-1
1 42801U 17038A 26306.25652657 .00000005 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 42801 0.0479 80.7044 0003656 157.3578 257.7516 1.00278407034230
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42801U 17038A 26306.25652657 .00000005 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 42801 0.0479 80.7044 0003656 157.3578 257.7516 1.00278407034230
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 23rd 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 4 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
0.0479°
Period
1436 min
Perigee
35769 km
Apogee
35800 km
Eccentricity
0.0003656
RAAN
80.7044°
Arg of Perigee
157.3578°
Mean Motion
1.00278407 rev/d