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BRITE-PL2 (HEWELIUSZ)

NORAD 40119 · Payload · In orbit since 2014

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Launched
2014-08-19 · Taiyuan, China
Country / operator
POL (Europe)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Astronomy
Mass
6.8 kg
Size
0.2 × 0.2 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
574 × 593 km
Inclination
97.9°
Period
96.2 min
Eccentricity
0.0014
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.