100 (or so) Brightest

Current as of 2020 Sep 23 00:05:59 UTC (Day 267)

Latest 100 (or so) Brightest TLEs

Element Set Age (days)
0–5 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–25 25–30 > 30
 
International Designator NORAD Catalog Number Name Period (minutes) Inclination (degrees) Apogee Height (km) Perigee Height (km) Eccentricity Latest Data TLE Age (days)
1963-047A 00694 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 102.66 30.36 1,310 459 0.0585801 0.49
1964-002A 00733 THOR AGENA D R/B 100.53 99.00 807 760 0.0033105 0.76
1964-053B 00877 SL-3 R/B 98.67 65.08 743 647 0.0067852 0.57
1967-045B 02802 SL-8 R/B 99.74 74.01 794 698 0.0067345 0.73
1968-040B 03230 SL-8 R/B 96.60 74.04 617 575 0.0030245 0.29
1968-110A 03597 OAO 2 99.59 34.99 743 736 0.0005152 0.48
1969-009A 03669 ISIS 1 127.49 88.44 3,450 576 0.1712467 0.68
1970-009A 04327 SERT 2 106.00 99.19 1,044 1,038 0.0004271 0.80
1970-113B 04814 SL-3 R/B 93.78 81.14 475 443 0.0023282 0.50
1971-028B 05118 SL-3 R/B 95.07 81.26 554 491 0.0045633 0.46
1971-089A 05560 ASTEX 1 99.44 92.71 743 721 0.0015009 0.58
1971-119B 05730 SL-8 R/B 102.54 73.89 1,380 378 0.0689954 0.21
1972-023E 06073 COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT 109.75 52.05 2,229 201 0.1335787 0.49
1972-065A 06153 OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) 98.77 35.01 704 696 0.0006009 0.44
1972-065B 06155 ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 97.85 35.01 683 629 0.0038534 0.27
1973-107B 07004 SL-8 R/B 91.80 73.92 423 302 0.0089949 0.61
1975-112B 08459 SL-8 R/B 100.22 74.06 781 757 0.0016743 0.59
1977-057B 10114 SL-3 R/B 94.89 97.32 524 503 0.0015400 0.46
1978-064A 10967 SEASAT 1 99.73 108.01 748 744 0.0003018 0.79
1979-005A 11251 METEOR 1-29 93.57 97.65 461 438 0.0016591 0.67
1979-011B 11267 SL-14 R/B 96.71 82.53 612 590 0.0015818 0.73
1979-089B 11574 SL-8 R/B 99.95 74.07 767 745 0.0015196 0.26
1980-005B 11672 SL-14 R/B 96.77 82.52 615 593 0.0015654 0.61
1981-003B 12139 SL-8 R/B 98.80 82.95 1,027 376 0.0460192 0.58
1981-046B 12465 SL-3 R/B 95.07 81.24 545 499 0.0033053 0.47
1981-065A 12585 METEOR PRIRODA 94.63 97.56 510 491 0.0014018 0.54
1981-103B 12904 SL-3 R/B 95.63 81.18 569 529 0.0029214 0.53
1982-013B 13068 SL-3 R/B 95.52 81.20 558 530 0.0020560 0.51
1982-039B 13154 SL-3 R/B 96.08 81.18 599 543 0.0040124 0.51
1982-079B 13403 SL-3 R/B 95.54 81.17 567 523 0.0031707 0.52
1982-092A 13552 COSMOS 1408 94.24 82.57 495 469 0.0018636 0.57
1982-092B 13553 SL-14 R/B 97.02 82.57 632 600 0.0022847 0.64
1983-010B 13819 SL-3 R/B 95.00 81.12 540 497 0.0031229 0.48
1983-037A 14032 COSMOS 1455 94.84 82.52 524 498 0.0018572 0.67
1983-075B 14208 SL-3 R/B 95.29 97.41 559 506 0.0037989 0.47
1983-099A 14372 COSMOS 1500 94.81 82.51 518 500 0.0013269 0.63
1984-013A 14699 COSMOS 1536 95.64 82.52 558 542 0.0011532 0.52
1984-027A 14819 COSMOS 1544 94.23 82.48 491 472 0.0014347 0.53
1984-027B 14820 SL-14 R/B 97.06 82.54 632 604 0.0020320 0.83
1984-108B 15354 ERBS 92.90 57.01 420 413 0.0005633 0.51
1985-006B 15483 SL-8 R/B 100.26 74.05 784 757 0.0018716 0.58
1985-009A 15494 COSMOS 1626 94.47 82.48 495 491 0.0002360 0.88
1985-042D 15772 SL-12 R/B(2) 101.32 71.11 847 795 0.0036183 0.58
1985-069B 15945 SL-14 R/B 97.03 82.52 629 604 0.0018435 0.56
1985-090B 16111 SL-3 R/B 91.99 97.49 378 366 0.0009133 0.50
1985-097B 16182 SL-16 R/B 101.68 71.01 842 834 0.0005891 0.62
1986-006B 16496 SL-14 R/B 97.03 82.53 631 602 0.0020828 0.61
1986-034A 16719 COSMOS 1743 95.00 82.55 528 509 0.0013667 0.46
1986-046B 16792 SL-14 R/B 97.08 82.48 635 603 0.0023361 0.23
1986-055B 16882 SL-14 R/B 97.09 82.52 634 604 0.0021404 0.62
1986-061A 16908 AJISAI (EGS) 115.71 50.01 1,496 1,479 0.0011157 0.45
1987-003A 17295 COSMOS 1812 95.01 82.51 521 517 0.0002526 0.57
1987-024B 17567 SL-14 R/B 97.05 82.53 631 604 0.0019571 0.58
1987-027A 17589 COSMOS 1833 101.92 70.91 863 836 0.0018243 0.83
1987-027B 17590 SL-16 R/B 101.64 71.00 842 831 0.0007397 0.63
1987-038B 17912 SL-14 R/B 97.10 82.51 633 607 0.0018715 0.70
1987-041A 17973 COSMOS 1844 101.83 70.90 866 824 0.0029113 0.63
1987-055B 18153 SL-14 R/B 97.08 82.50 635 603 0.0023025 0.52
1987-060A 18187 COSMOS 1867 100.62 65.01 798 778 0.0014467 0.74
1987-088A 18421 COSMOS 1892 94.91 82.50 526 503 0.0016754 0.56
1988-001B 18749 SL-14 R/B 97.09 82.51 632 606 0.0018241 0.61
1988-020A 18958 COSMOS 1933 95.76 82.53 563 547 0.0011625 0.63
1988-032B 19046 SL-3 R/B 95.83 97.40 584 533 0.0036591 0.50
1988-039B 19120 SL-16 R/B 101.47 71.01 843 813 0.0021208 0.60
1988-050A 19210 COSMOS 1953 95.62 82.52 559 538 0.0014663 0.79
1988-053B 19257 SL-8 R/B 100.18 74.05 781 753 0.0019733 0.79
1988-093A 19573 COSMOS 1975 95.69 82.52 561 542 0.0013881 0.62
1988-093B 19574 SL-14 R/B 97.08 82.53 635 603 0.0022574 0.73
1988-102B 19650 SL-16 R/B 101.71 71.00 850 830 0.0013854 0.63
1989-080A 20261 INTERCOSMOS 24 114.64 82.61 2,378 499 0.1201849 0.62
1989-080C 20262 SL-14 R/B 115.30 82.60 2,440 498 0.1237614 0.46
1989-085B 20303 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 94.27 35.63 548 418 0.0095269 0.72
1989-089B 20323 DELTA 1 R/B 99.42 97.10 781 681 0.0070195 0.56
1990-005H 20443 ARIANE 40 R/B 100.13 98.57 773 757 0.0011333 0.62
1990-008B 20453 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 96.93 35.63 807 416 0.0279961 0.51
1990-010A 20465 COSMOS 2058 96.13 82.49 583 563 0.0014032 0.81
1990-010B 20466 SL-14 R/B 97.21 82.51 640 610 0.0021046 0.58
1990-018B 20511 SL-14 R/B 97.29 82.52 642 616 0.0018131 0.21
1990-037B 20580 HST 95.40 28.47 540 536 0.0002888 0.50
1990-046B 20625 SL-16 R/B 101.79 71.00 852 835 0.0011806 0.25
1990-055A 20663 COSMOS 2084 96.51 62.79 614 569 0.0032325 0.49
1990-055D 20666 SL-6 R/B(2) 96.49 62.79 632 549 0.0059260 0.72
1990-078B 20775 SL-8 R/B 100.37 82.93 1,185 368 0.0570979 0.29
1991-006B 21088 SL-8 R/B 104.56 82.94 990 958 0.0021488 0.66
1991-039A 21397 OKEAN-3 96.45 82.52 601 577 0.0017203 0.82
1991-042A 21422 COSMOS 2151 96.50 82.50 600 582 0.0012556 0.69
1991-042B 21423 SL-14 R/B 97.31 82.49 641 619 0.0016285 0.62
1991-050A 21574 ERS-1 100.16 98.61 790 742 0.0033150 0.62
1991-050F 21610 ARIANE 40 R/B 99.94 98.46 757 754 0.0002680 0.57
1991-086A 21819 INTERCOSMOS 25 119.49 82.58 2,877 439 0.1517111 0.50
1992-008B 21876 SL-8 R/B 104.68 82.93 1,004 955 0.0033521 0.56
1992-020B 21938 SL-8 R/B 104.71 82.93 1,003 958 0.0030631 0.17
1992-076A 22219 COSMOS 2219 101.86 71.06 860 834 0.0017870 0.18
1992-076B 22220 SL-16 R/B 101.66 71.00 848 826 0.0015129 0.59
1992-080A 22236 COSMOS 2221 96.78 82.51 616 593 0.0016626 0.25
1992-093B 22285 SL-16 R/B 101.76 71.02 844 841 0.0002241 0.69
1992-094A 22286 COSMOS 2228 96.76 82.52 619 588 0.0022578 0.58
1993-016B 22566 SL-16 R/B 101.77 71.01 849 836 0.0008621 0.80
1993-024A 22626 COSMOS 2242 96.77 82.53 618 590 0.0020346 0.79
1993-059B 22803 SL-16 R/B 101.64 70.99 848 824 0.0017151 0.64
1993-061H 22830 ARIANE 40 R/B 100.60 98.76 795 779 0.0011587 0.94
1994-023A 23087 COSMOS 2278 101.85 71.05 853 839 0.0009786 0.45
1994-023B 23088 SL-16 R/B 101.79 71.00 844 843 0.0001192 0.64
1994-074B 23343 SL-16 R/B 97.51 97.99 644 635 0.0006598 0.86
1994-077B 23405 SL-16 R/B 101.75 70.98 845 838 0.0004814 0.73
1995-021A 23560 ERS-2 94.53 98.55 498 494 0.0003213 0.53
1995-021B 23561 ARIANE 40+ R/B 100.14 98.72 770 761 0.0006295 0.31
1995-058B 23705 SL-16 R/B 101.76 71.02 852 831 0.0014613 0.62
1996-051B 24298 SL-16 R/B 101.95 70.84 864 838 0.0018243 0.58
1997-037A 24883 ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) 100.45 98.62 782 778 0.0002705 0.70
1998-043G 25400 SL-16 R/B 101.02 98.61 815 799 0.0010895 0.61
1998-045B 25407 SL-16 R/B 101.71 71.01 845 834 0.0008048 0.56
1998-067A 25544 ISS (ZARYA) 92.97 51.64 420 419 0.0000898 0.22
1999-022C 25723 SL-8 R/B 91.29 48.41 341 335 0.0004627 0.89
1999-025C 25732 CZ-4B R/B 101.57 98.94 859 807 0.0036372 0.68
1999-039A 25860 OKEAN-O 97.52 98.21 640 639 0.0000798 1.05
1999-039B 25861 SL-16 R/B 97.39 98.21 644 623 0.0015077 0.75
1999-041E 25876 DELTA 2 R/B 102.53 51.77 1,264 493 0.0530751 0.55
1999-064A 25977 HELIOS 1B 97.13 98.29 623 620 0.0002207 0.50
1999-068A 25994 TERRA 98.83 98.21 704 702 0.0001426 0.57
2000-006B 26070 SL-16 R/B 101.73 71.00 854 828 0.0017856 0.57
2000-014A 26102 MTI 92.51 97.49 402 394 0.0005704 0.39
2000-047B 26474 TITAN 4B R/B 96.26 67.99 615 544 0.0051003 0.58
2002-009A 27386 ENVISAT 100.14 98.14 766 764 0.0001244 0.78
2002-021B 27422 IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B 100.75 98.36 802 786 0.0011323 0.64
2002-022A 27424 AQUA 98.83 98.20 704 701 0.0002685 0.20
2002-024C 27432 CZ-4B R/B 101.83 99.09 881 810 0.0049440 0.55
2002-056A 27597 MIDORI II (ADEOS-II) 100.88 98.53 802 799 0.0002116 0.57
2002-056E 27601 H-2A R/B 100.56 98.22 837 734 0.0071886 0.96
2003-049C 28059 CZ-4B R/B 99.13 98.48 752 682 0.0049577 0.53
2004-012C 28222 CZ-2C R/B 95.33 97.69 568 501 0.0048426 0.48
2004-021B 28353 SL-16 R/B 101.82 71.00 849 841 0.0005889 0.80
2004-035C 28415 CZ-4B R/B 95.56 97.61 582 510 0.0052088 0.86
2004-046B 28480 CZ-2C R/B 101.00 98.07 907 705 0.0140757 0.20
2004-049H 28499 ARIANE 5 R/B 97.29 98.06 693 565 0.0091254 0.73
2005-024B 28738 CZ-2D R/B 95.23 97.38 538 522 0.0011229 0.72
2005-025A 28773 SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII) 94.88 31.38 516 510 0.0004220 1.08
2006-002A 28931 ALOS (DAICHI) 98.45 97.85 686 683 0.0001679 0.63
2006-002B 28932 H-2A R/B 96.50 98.33 653 529 0.0088793 0.56
2006-005A 28939 AKARI (ASTRO-F) 93.83 98.24 525 399 0.0091861 0.50
2006-021A 29228 RESURS-DK 1 95.84 69.93 564 554 0.0007385 0.57
2006-029A 29252 GENESIS 1 94.85 64.52 518 504 0.0009810 0.61
2006-046C 29507 CZ-4B R/B 95.96 97.74 599 531 0.0049204 0.74
2007-010B 31114 CZ-2C R/B 101.46 98.25 870 785 0.0059500 0.60
2007-023A 31598 COSMO-SKYMED 1 97.16 97.89 624 621 0.0001487 0.22
2007-028A 31789 GENESIS 2 94.90 64.51 538 490 0.0034567 0.67
2007-029A 31792 COSMOS 2428 101.96 70.90 859 844 0.0010706 0.59
2007-029B 31793 SL-16 R/B 101.81 70.98 846 843 0.0001803 0.60
2009-003A 33504 KORONAS-FOTON 95.01 82.44 531 507 0.0017831 0.70
2012-025E 38341 H-2A R/B 97.03 98.51 654 579 0.0054284 0.58
2013-055G 39271 CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B 99.38 80.97 1,143 314 0.0583385 0.60
2014-021B 39679 SL-4 R/B 95.59 51.62 665 428 0.0171072 0.48
2014-029A 39766 ALOS-2 97.33 97.92 632 630 0.0001543 0.48
2014-071B 40306 CZ-2C R/B 93.17 97.33 441 419 0.0015720 0.47
2014-084B 40354 SL-27 R/B 93.48 74.74 471 419 0.0038144 0.48
2015-069A 41038 YAOGAN 29 97.27 98.02 628 627 0.0000880 0.49
2016-012A 41337 ASTRO-H (HITOMI) 96.08 31.01 580 562 0.0012505 0.74
2016-061J 41868 SHENZHOU-11 MODULE 89.10 42.78 238 222 0.0012155 0.65
2017-034A 42758 HXMT (HUIYAN) 95.43 43.02 548 532 0.0011615 0.21
2018-054D 43521 CZ-2C R/B 95.30 35.15 590 475 0.0083295 0.51
2018-066A 43600 AEOLUS 90.75 96.72 315 308 0.0005782 0.45
2018-076A 43641 SAOCOM 1A 97.16 97.89 624 622 0.0001387 0.62
2019-011B 44064 CREW DRAGON DEMO-1 DEB 91.88 51.63 369 364 0.0003900 0.58
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