Key statistics
Satellite BLITS at a glance.
Uptime
5873
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BLITS.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BLITS
International designator: 2009-049G
Object number (NORAD): 35871
Object ID (CCSDS): 35871
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.256 minutes
Inclination: 98.7303 deg
SMA: 7196.256 km
Apoapsis: 820.043 km
Periapsis: 816.199 km
RAAN: 248.1224 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002671
Argument of periapsis: 325.0874 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.0128 deg
Mean motion: 14.22141756 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000071 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000051870818 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 7:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BLITS
TLE line 1: 1 35871U 09049G 25288.82346144 .00000071 00000-0 51871-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 35871 98.7303 248.1224 0002671 325.0874 35.0128 14.22141756833741
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BLITS.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object BLITS.
Associated space launch
Russian meteorology satellite
BLITS was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. from 31/6.
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Launch pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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