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 97.888°
Eccentricity 0.00138
RA ascending node 16.318 hr
Argument perigee 339.574°
Mean anomaly 20.493°
Orbital period 96.484 min
Epoch of osculation 19 May 2025, 13:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 587.7 km
Mean Altitude 597.3 km
Peak Altitude 607.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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