Latitude
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BIRKELAND
NORAD 55015 · COSPAR 2023-001G · ACTIVE
Orbit: #21253 @ 436 x 444 km x 97.3217 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-26 05:49 UTC · 15.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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BIRKELAND
1 55015U 23001G 26299.24282769 .00005045 00000-0 11976-3 0 09991
2 55015 97.3217 7.6300 0005896 8.1404 351.9938 15.42153206212538
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 55015U 23001G 26299.24282769 .00005045 00000-0 11976-3 0 09991
2 55015 97.3217 7.6300 0005896 8.1404 351.9938 15.42153206212538
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 3rd 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)/
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)/Netherlands NLR, TNO)
Launch mass
10 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3217°
Period
93.38 min
Perigee
436 km
Apogee
444 km
Eccentricity
0.0005896
RAAN
7.63°
Arg of Perigee
8.1404°
Mean Motion
15.42153206 rev/d