BLITS

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite BLITS at a glance.

Uptime

5932

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: 101.255 minutes

Inclination: 98.7407 deg

SMA: 7196.213 km

Apoapsis: 821.061 km

Periapsis: 815.095 km

RAAN: 304.9247 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00041452

Argument of periapsis: 131.0691 deg

Mean anomaly: 229.0845 deg

Mean motion: 14.22154519 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000077 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000054440916 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:55 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 BLITS

TLE line 1: 1 35871U 09049G 25346.16349095 .00000077 00000-0 54441-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 35871 98.7407 304.9247 0004145 131.0691 229.0845 14.22154519841899

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-12-11 23:13:15 0.0001081316 553.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 1-17 DEB LEO 2025-12-04 22:52:49 0.0002111681 95.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-11-07 06:47:11 0.0001963619 367.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-09-24 19:33:38 0.0002450385 355.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2025-06-12 13:41:24 0.0001783481 537.0 (m) DEBRIS

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1
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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