Key statistics
Satellite BILSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
7894
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BILSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BILSAT 1
International designator: 2003-042E
Object number (NORAD): 27943
Object ID (CCSDS): 27943
Country: TURKEY (TURK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.186 minutes
Inclination: 98.354 deg
SMA: 7050.055 km
Apoapsis: 679.663 km
Periapsis: 664.177 km
RAAN: 284.4846 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010983
Argument of periapsis: 175.8868 deg
Mean anomaly: 184.2428 deg
Mean motion: 14.66607858 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000563 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011042 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BILSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 27943U 03042E 25127.87034670 .00000563 00000-0 11042-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 27943 98.3540 284.4846 0010983 175.8868 184.2428 14.66607858154703
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BILSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object BILSAT 1.
Associated space launch
Mozhayets 4 (RS 22) was also a training satellite built by the Mozhaisky military academy. It also tested components to be used in upgraded GLONASS satellites.
BILSAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kosmos-3M | Mozhaets-4’, on board a Kosmos-3M space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 27, 2003, 6:11 a.m. from 132/1 (132L).
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Kosmos-3M | Mozhaets-4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 27, 2003, 6:11 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kosmos-3M
Launch pad: 132/1 (132L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
