BADR B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite BADR B at a glance.

Uptime

8610

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for BADR B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: BADR B

International designator: 2001-056C

Object number (NORAD): 27003

Object ID (CCSDS): 27003

Country: PAKISTAN (PAKI)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 105.08 minutes

Inclination: 99.7738 deg

SMA: 7376.33 km

Apoapsis: 1012.61 km

Periapsis: 983.781 km

RAAN: 352.0647 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0019541

Argument of periapsis: 304.1339 deg

Mean anomaly: 55.7953 deg

Mean motion: 13.70383804 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000012 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00003932 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 BADR B

TLE line 1: 1 27003U 01056C 25187.42684041 -.00000012 00000-0 39320-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 27003 99.7738 352.0647 0019541 304.1339 55.7953 13.70383804178587

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite BADR B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object BADR B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-04-02 06:30:54 0.000321156 440.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR AGENA B DEB LEO 2024-09-29 05:30:09 0.0004448236 96.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Meteor-3M No.1 is the first and so far only of the Meteor-3M series polar-orbit weather satellites.

BADR B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Zenit-2 | Meteor-3M No. 1’, on board a Zenit-2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 10, 2001, 5:18 p.m. from 45/1.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Zenit-2 | Meteor-3M No. 1
Zenit-2 | Meteor-3M No. 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 10, 2001, 5:18 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Zenit-2

Launch pad: 45/1

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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