Key statistics
Satellite BEESAT at a glance.
Uptime
5826
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for BEESAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: BEESAT
International designator: 2009-051C
Object number (NORAD): 35933
Object ID (CCSDS): 35933
Country: GERMANY (GER)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.569 minutes
Inclination: 98.4114 deg
SMA: 7068.367 km
Apoapsis: 694.744 km
Periapsis: 685.72 km
RAAN: 145.2004 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00063832
Argument of periapsis: 45.6472 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.525 deg
Mean motion: 14.60912146 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000179 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00037565175 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 BEESAT
TLE line 1: 1 35933U 09051C 25247.18255951 .00001790 00000-0 37565-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 35933 98.4114 145.2004 0006383 45.6472 314.5250 14.60912146847414
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite BEESAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Oceansat-2 is an earth observation and oceanography satellite operated by ISRO.
BEESAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | Oceansat-2’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 23, 2009, 6:21 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV | Oceansat-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 23, 2009, 6:21 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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