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Very Brightness Satellites
The table below shows the information available in our database and located in the Brightness group of satellites, characterized by its easy observation even to the naked eye. The information include orbital parameters and data derived from the latest available orbital elements. Normally the satellites are of low altitude orbits or debris of rockets boosters that remain orbiting the Earth in the upper atmosphere.
Satellite Launch Norad Incl.
degrees
Apogee
Km
Perigee
Km
Period
min
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ATLAS CENTAUR 2196300694U30º1311459103Tracking
THOR AGENA D R/B196400733U99º809759101Tracking
SL-3 R/B196400877U65º73265899Tracking
SL-8 R/B196702802U74º793699100Tracking
SL-8 R/B196803230U74º61857497Tracking
OAO 2196803597U35º744735100Tracking
ISIS 1196903669U88º3450576127Tracking
SERT 2197004327U99º10441038106Tracking
SL-3 R/B197004814U81º47744494Tracking
SL-3 R/B197105118U81º55648995Tracking
ASTEX 1197105560U93º74372199Tracking
SL-8 R/B197105730U74º1382380103Tracking
COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT197206073U52º2318202111Tracking
OAO 3 (COPERNICUS)197206153U35º70569599Tracking
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B197206155U35º68362998Tracking
SL-8 R/B197307004U74º46831192Tracking
SL-8 R/B197508459U74º781757100Tracking
SL-3 R/B197710114U97º52450395Tracking
SEASAT 1197810967U108º747745100Tracking
METEOR 1-29197911251U98º46343994Tracking
SL-14 R/B197911267U83º61458897Tracking
SL-8 R/B197911574U74º767745100Tracking
SL-14 R/B198011672U83º61559397Tracking
SL-8 R/B198112139U83º103337499Tracking
SL-3 R/B198112465U81º54649995Tracking
METEOR PRIRODA198112585U98º51249095Tracking
SL-3 R/B198112904U81º56853096Tracking
SL-3 R/B198213068U81º55953096Tracking
SL-3 R/B198213154U81º59854496Tracking
SL-3 R/B198213403U81º56852296Tracking
COSMOS 1408198213552U83º49747094Tracking
SL-14 R/B198213553U83º63060297Tracking
SL-3 R/B198313819U81º54149795Tracking
COSMOS 1455198314032U83º52449995Tracking
SL-3 R/B198314208U97º55950795Tracking
COSMOS 1500198314372U83º52050095Tracking
COSMOS 1536198414699U83º55854296Tracking
COSMOS 1544198414819U82º49347294Tracking
SL-14 R/B198414820U83º63060597Tracking
ERBS198415354U57º43041193Tracking
SL-8 R/B198515483U74º785756100Tracking
COSMOS 1626198515494U82º49749194Tracking
SL-12 R/B(2)198515772U71º845797101Tracking
SL-14 R/B198515945U83º63060397Tracking
SL-3 R/B198516111U97º38937592Tracking
SL-16 R/B198516182U71º843833102Tracking
SL-14 R/B198616496U83º62960397Tracking
COSMOS 1743198616719U83º52851095Tracking
SL-14 R/B198616792U82º63660297Tracking
SL-14 R/B198616882U83º63260697Tracking
AJISAI (EGS)198616908U50º14961479116Tracking
COSMOS 1812198717295U83º52151895Tracking
SL-14 R/B198717567U83º63060597Tracking
COSMOS 1833198717589U71º864835102Tracking
SL-16 R/B198717590U71º840832102Tracking
SL-14 R/B198717912U83º63560597Tracking
COSMOS 1844198717973U71º869822102Tracking
SL-14 R/B198718153U82º63460497Tracking
COSMOS 1867198718187U65º800776101Tracking
COSMOS 1892198718421U83º52650495Tracking
SL-14 R/B198818749U83º63260797Tracking
COSMOS 1933198818958U83º56554696Tracking
SL-3 R/B198819046U97º58553296Tracking
SL-16 R/B198819120U71º845811101Tracking
COSMOS 1953198819210U83º55953996Tracking
SL-8 R/B198819257U74º781753100Tracking
COSMOS 1975198819573U83º56354196Tracking
SL-14 R/B198819574U83º63460397Tracking
SL-16 R/B198819650U71º852828102Tracking
INTERCOSMOS 24198920261U83º2379499115Tracking
SL-14 R/B198920262U83º2440498115Tracking
DELTA 2 R/B(1)198920303U36º55241994Tracking
DELTA 1 R/B198920323U97º78367999Tracking
DELTA 2 R/B(1)198920362U36º32329691Tracking
ARIANE 40 R/B199020443U99º772758100Tracking
DELTA 2 R/B(1)199020453U36º81041697Tracking
COSMOS 2058199020465U82º58556296Tracking
SL-14 R/B199020466U83º63861297Tracking
SL-14 R/B199020511U83º64261697Tracking
Hubble199020580U28º54053695Tracking
SL-16 R/B199020625U71º854833102Tracking
COSMOS 2084199020663U63º62655797Tracking
SL-6 R/B(2)199020666U63º60957396Tracking
SL-8 R/B199020775U83º1192366100Tracking
SL-8 R/B199121088U83º990958105Tracking
OKEAN-3199121397U83º60257596Tracking
COSMOS 2151199121422U83º60258197Tracking
SL-14 R/B199121423U82º64261897Tracking
ERS-1199121574U99º790742100Tracking
ARIANE 40 R/B199121610U98º759752100Tracking
INTERCOSMOS 25199121819U83º2877439119Tracking
SL-8 R/B199221876U83º1005953105Tracking
SL-8 R/B199221938U83º1002959105Tracking
COSMOS 2219199222219U71º859835102Tracking
SL-16 R/B199222220U71º847827102Tracking
COSMOS 2221199222236U83º61559497Tracking
SL-16 R/B199222285U71º846838102Tracking
COSMOS 2228199222286U83º61958997Tracking
SL-16 R/B199322566U71º851834102Tracking
COSMOS 2242199322626U83º61859197Tracking
SL-16 R/B199322803U71º847825102Tracking
ARIANE 40 R/B199322830U99º795779101Tracking
COSMOS 2278199423087U71º855838102Tracking
SL-16 R/B199423088U71º846841102Tracking
SL-16 R/B199423343U98º64563498Tracking
SL-16 R/B199423405U71º843840102Tracking
ERS-2199523560U99º50049495Tracking
ARIANE 40+ R/B199523561U99º771760100Tracking
SL-16 R/B199523705U71º851833102Tracking
SL-16 R/B199624298U71º865837102Tracking
ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR)199724883U99º781779100Tracking
SL-16 R/B199825400U99º814800101Tracking
SL-16 R/B199825407U71º847832102Tracking
ISS (ZARYA)199825544U52º42141293Tracking
SL-8 R/B199925723U48º36635892Tracking
CZ-4B R/B199925732U99º861806102Tracking
OKEAN-O199925860U98º64163998Tracking
SL-16 R/B199925861U98º64662297Tracking
DELTA 2 R/B199925876U52º1264493103Tracking
HELIOS 1B199925977U98º62262197Tracking
TERRA199925994U98º70370299Tracking
SL-16 R/B200026070U71º851830102Tracking
TITAN 4B R/B200026474U68º61654396Tracking
ENVISAT200227386U98º766764100Tracking
IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B200227422U98º804784101Tracking
AQUA200227424U98º70370299Tracking
CZ-4B R/B200227432U99º882809102Tracking
MIDORI II (ADEOS-II)200227597U98º801800101Tracking
H-2A R/B200227601U98º838733101Tracking
CZ-4B R/B200328059U98º75368199Tracking
CZ-2C R/B200428222U98º56850395Tracking
SL-16 R/B200428353U71º850839102Tracking
CZ-4B R/B200428415U98º58151196Tracking
CZ-2C R/B200428480U98º909703101Tracking
ARIANE 5 R/B200428499U98º69456597Tracking
CZ-2D R/B200528738U97º53952195Tracking
SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII)200528773U31º51751195Tracking
ALOS (DAICHI)200628931U98º68668398Tracking
H-2A R/B200628932U98º65253097Tracking
AKARI (ASTRO-F)200628939U98º53040194Tracking
RESURS-DK 1200629228U70º56255796Tracking
GENESIS 1200629252U65º53349195Tracking
CZ-4B R/B200629507U98º60153096Tracking
CZ-2C R/B200731114U98º871784101Tracking
COSMO-SKYMED 1200731598U98º62362297Tracking
GENESIS 2200731789U65º55147895Tracking
COSMOS 2428200731792U71º858844102Tracking
SL-16 R/B200731793U71º846842102Tracking
KORONAS-FOTON200933504U82º53250795Tracking
H-2A R/B201238341U98º65657797Tracking
CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B201339271U81º1161313100Tracking
SL-4 R/B201439679U52º66742896Tracking
ALOS-2201439766U98º63263097Tracking
SL-27 R/B201440354U75º47242094Tracking
YAOGAN 29201541038U98º62962797Tracking
ASTRO-H (HITOMI)201641337U31º58056296Tracking
SHENZHOU-11 MODULE201641868U43º32130891Tracking
HXMT (HUIYAN)201742758U43º54853295Tracking
SAOCOM 1A201843641U98º62362297Tracking
CREW DRAGON DEMO-1 DEB201944064U52º38838392Tracking
Satellites Orbital Parameters

The table above shows the main parameters and information available for this satellite.

Satellite: This column shows the name of the object in orbit. In some cases the official name ends with the words R/B, meaning that it is a piece or any stage from some rocket booster.

Norad: North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Air Defence Command of the United States, responsible for the catalogue of objects in orbit. The number indicates the record of the satellite in the Norad archives.

Inclination: Angle formed between the orbit of the satellite and terrestrial line of the equator. Satellites with inclination of 0 degrees follow the equator line and are called equatorial orbit satellites. When the inclination is 90 degrees its orbit crosses the terrestrial poles and are called polar orbiting satellites. When the inclination is less or equal latitude of the place of observation, the satellite be seen directly if conditions permit.

Apogee: Maximum distance that the object is far from the center of the Earth.

Perigee: Highest approchement between the object and the center of the Earth. The figures shown already discounting the radius of the Earth, 6378 Km. One Perigee value equal to the value of Apogee indicates a circular orbit satellite.

Period: Value in minutes that a satellite takes to complete one orbit of perigee to perigee. Satellites in polar orbit, positioned at 800 km in altitude will take approximately 102 minutes to complete one revolution. The International Space Station, 350 km above the surface, completes its orbit in 90 minutes.

The lower the altitude of a satellite, more speed he needs to keep in orbit and not re-enters the atmosphere.

Geostationary satellites have a period of approximately 1436 minutes with inclination of 0 degrees (equatorial orbit). Because this is the same time it takes Earth to complete one turn on its axis, geostationary satellites appear static on the same geographic point. To this happens the satellite should be positioned about 36 thousand kilometers in altitude.

Note and Frequency: Filled with additional information where possible. The frequencies shown, when provided, are those captured by enthusiasts or informed by the official organizations of disclosure.

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