BRITE-PL2

Launch Details
Launched 18 August 2014
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Space & Earth Science
CubeSats
Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner Poland
NORAD ID 40119
COSPAR ID 2014-049B
Alternative names HEWELIUSZ
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.899°
Eccentricity 0.00146
RA ascending node 6.142 hr
Argument perigee 15.315°
Mean anomaly 344.851°
Orbital period 96.408 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 06:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 583.5 km
Mean Altitude 593.7 km
Peak Altitude 603.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

GAOFEN-2 CZ-4B R/B CZ-4C DEB

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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