BIRKELAND
NORAD 55015 · 2023-001G
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- NOR
- Launch date
- 2023-01-03
- Launch site
- AFETR
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- —
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-05-25T03:24:57.693888Z
- Period
- 93.53 min
- Inclination
- 97.3355°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007082
- Mean motion
- 15.39607744 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 442.4 km
- Apogee alt
- 452.1 km
- Semi-major
- 6,825.4 km
- B*
- 2.0963e-4
- RAAN
- 213.0597°
- Arg perigee
- 173.6352°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.4985°
- Rev number
- 18,880
§ Raw data
BIRKELAND1 55015U 23001G 26145.14233442 .00008180 00000+0 20963-3 0 99922 55015 97.3355 213.0597 0007082 173.6352 186.4985 15.39607744188803
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/55015 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| FM | Mode U - TLM | 401.500 MHz | — |
| BPSK | S-band telemetry | 2.207 GHz | — |
| BPSK | Wideband data (512000) | 2.207 GHz | — |
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