BRO-1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite BRO-1 at a glance.

Uptime

2271

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

45.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for BRO-1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: BRO-1

International designator: 2019-054A

Object number (NORAD): 44495

Object ID (CCSDS): 44495

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 92.821 minutes

Inclination: 45.0028 deg

SMA: 6790.832 km

Apoapsis: 417.977 km

Periapsis: 407.417 km

RAAN: 147.3704 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0007775

Argument of periapsis: 219.8995 deg

Mean anomaly: 140.1326 deg

Mean motion: 15.51380283 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00035845 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00059787 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 4, 2025, 11:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 4, 2025, 7:17 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 BRO-1

TLE line 1: 1 44495U 19054A 25308.80411262 .00035845 00000-0 59787-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 44495 45.0028 147.3704 0007775 219.8995 140.1326 15.51380283344567

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite BRO-1.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Mission carries a satellite for the future UNSEENLABS maritime tracking constellation, a BlackSky Global-4 Earth observation satellite, and two experimental satellites for United States Air Force Space Command.

BRO-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 19, 2019, 12:12 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)
Electron | Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 19, 2019, 12:12 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Electron

Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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