100 (or so) Brightest

Current as of 2020 Jan 17 20:06:57 UTC (Day 017)

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 2 102.67 30.36 1,311 459 0.0585898 0.60
1964-002A 00733 THOR AGENA D R/B 100.53 99.03 808 760 0.0033199 0.58
1964-053B 00877 SL-3 R/B 98.67 65.08 730 660 0.0049650 0.60
1967-045B 02802 SL-8 R/B 99.74 74.01 793 699 0.0065846 0.63
1968-040B 03230 SL-8 R/B 96.61 74.04 618 575 0.0031048 1.02
1968-110A 03597 OAO 2 99.60 34.99 744 735 0.0006282 0.36
1969-009A 03669 ISIS 1 127.49 88.43 3,448 578 0.1710563 0.38
1970-009A 04327 SERT 2 106.00 99.22 1,045 1,037 0.0005467 0.60
1970-113B 04814 SL-3 R/B 93.81 81.14 478 443 0.0025949 0.38
1971-028B 05118 SL-3 R/B 95.08 81.26 555 490 0.0046774 0.39
1971-089A 05560 ASTEX 1 99.44 92.71 745 719 0.0018432 0.69
1971-119B 05730 SL-8 R/B 102.57 73.89 1,383 378 0.0691897 0.36
1972-023E 06073 COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT 110.56 52.05 2,304 201 0.1378311 0.34
1972-065A 06153 OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) 98.77 35.01 705 695 0.0007019 0.59
1972-065B 06155 ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 97.86 35.01 683 629 0.0038084 0.60
1973-107B 07004 SL-8 R/B 92.28 73.93 460 313 0.0108762 0.39
1975-112B 08459 SL-8 R/B 100.22 74.06 780 758 0.0015030 0.65
1977-057B 10114 SL-3 R/B 94.90 97.28 522 505 0.0012188 0.38
1978-064A 10967 SEASAT 1 99.74 108.01 748 744 0.0002335 0.66
1979-005A 11251 METEOR 1-29 93.60 97.66 461 441 0.0014425 0.60
1979-011B 11267 SL-14 R/B 96.71 82.52 612 590 0.0016099 0.37
1979-089B 11574 SL-8 R/B 99.95 74.07 768 744 0.0016874 0.68
1980-005B 11672 SL-14 R/B 96.78 82.52 617 592 0.0018155 0.68
1981-003B 12139 SL-8 R/B 98.85 82.95 1,033 375 0.0464410 0.58
1981-046B 12465 SL-3 R/B 95.08 81.24 547 498 0.0035007 0.39
1981-065A 12585 METEOR PRIRODA 94.64 97.53 511 492 0.0013893 0.36
1981-103B 12904 SL-3 R/B 95.63 81.18 568 530 0.0027737 0.64
1982-013B 13068 SL-3 R/B 95.53 81.20 560 528 0.0023356 0.29
1982-039B 13154 SL-3 R/B 96.08 81.18 600 542 0.0041192 0.59
1982-079B 13403 SL-3 R/B 95.55 81.17 569 521 0.0034376 0.60
1982-092A 13552 COSMOS 1408 94.27 82.57 495 472 0.0016763 0.64
1982-092B 13553 SL-14 R/B 97.02 82.57 631 601 0.0021903 0.62
1983-010B 13819 SL-3 R/B 95.01 81.12 542 496 0.0033104 0.67
1983-037A 14032 COSMOS 1455 94.85 82.51 522 501 0.0015698 0.72
1983-075B 14208 SL-3 R/B 95.30 97.38 561 505 0.0040346 0.64
1983-099A 14372 COSMOS 1500 94.82 82.52 521 499 0.0016076 0.62
1984-013A 14699 COSMOS 1536 95.65 82.53 560 540 0.0014101 0.81
1984-027A 14819 COSMOS 1544 94.26 82.48 491 474 0.0012466 0.58
1984-027B 14820 SL-14 R/B 97.06 82.54 631 605 0.0018654 0.82
1984-108B 15354 ERBS 92.98 57.01 430 410 0.0015064 0.59
1985-006B 15483 SL-8 R/B 100.26 74.05 784 757 0.0018599 0.35
1985-009A 15494 COSMOS 1626 94.49 82.48 496 492 0.0002498 0.63
1985-042D 15772 SL-12 R/B(2) 101.32 71.11 846 796 0.0034939 1.07
1985-069B 15945 SL-14 R/B 97.03 82.53 631 602 0.0020926 0.63
1985-090B 16111 SL-3 R/B 92.16 97.47 390 372 0.0013325 0.63
1985-097B 16182 SL-16 R/B 101.68 71.00 842 834 0.0005250 0.93
1986-006B 16496 SL-14 R/B 97.03 82.52 630 603 0.0018961 0.65
1986-034A 16719 COSMOS 1743 95.01 82.55 527 512 0.0010591 0.76
1986-046B 16792 SL-14 R/B 97.09 82.48 637 601 0.0025642 0.34
1986-055B 16882 SL-14 R/B 97.09 82.52 633 605 0.0020123 0.35
1986-061A 16908 AJISAI (EGS) 115.71 50.01 1,496 1,479 0.0011218 0.60
1987-003A 17295 COSMOS 1812 95.02 82.52 523 516 0.0005007 0.61
1987-024B 17567 SL-14 R/B 97.05 82.53 632 603 0.0020679 0.69
1987-027A 17589 COSMOS 1833 101.92 70.91 865 834 0.0021076 0.62
1987-027B 17590 SL-16 R/B 101.64 71.00 841 831 0.0007152 0.58
1987-038B 17912 SL-14 R/B 97.10 82.50 634 606 0.0020384 0.66
1987-041A 17973 COSMOS 1844 101.83 70.90 867 824 0.0029873 0.63
1987-055B 18153 SL-14 R/B 97.08 82.50 634 605 0.0020725 0.64
1987-060A 18187 COSMOS 1867 100.62 65.01 799 777 0.0015375 0.30
1987-088A 18421 COSMOS 1892 94.92 82.50 524 505 0.0013849 0.66
1988-001B 18749 SL-14 R/B 97.09 82.52 633 605 0.0020277 0.55
1988-020A 18958 COSMOS 1933 95.77 82.53 563 548 0.0010417 0.63
1988-032B 19046 SL-3 R/B 95.83 97.41 585 532 0.0038019 0.60
1988-039B 19120 SL-16 R/B 101.47 71.02 844 812 0.0022163 0.54
1988-050A 19210 COSMOS 1953 95.62 82.51 557 541 0.0011406 0.82
1988-053B 19257 SL-8 R/B 100.18 74.05 782 752 0.0021481 0.65
1988-093A 19573 COSMOS 1975 95.69 82.52 561 543 0.0013103 1.02
1988-093B 19574 SL-14 R/B 97.08 82.53 633 605 0.0020220 0.38
1988-102B 19650 SL-16 R/B 101.71 71.00 850 829 0.0014850 0.33
1989-080A 20261 INTERCOSMOS 24 114.64 82.60 2,380 498 0.1203648 0.63
1989-080C 20262 SL-14 R/B 115.30 82.59 2,439 499 0.1236201 0.39
1989-085B 20303 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 94.31 35.62 552 419 0.0097090 0.77
1989-089B 20323 DELTA 1 R/B 99.42 97.07 782 680 0.0071459 0.82
1989-097B 20362 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 90.34 35.60 302 280 0.0016295 1.29
1990-005H 20443 ARIANE 40 R/B 100.13 98.60 773 757 0.0011471 0.63
1990-008B 20453 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 96.95 35.63 809 416 0.0281271 0.67
1990-010A 20465 COSMOS 2058 96.13 82.49 584 563 0.0015316 0.62
1990-010B 20466 SL-14 R/B 97.21 82.50 640 610 0.0021872 0.81
1990-018B 20511 SL-14 R/B 97.30 82.52 640 618 0.0016009 0.63
1990-037B 20580 HST 95.41 28.47 540 536 0.0002566 0.75
1990-046B 20625 SL-16 R/B 101.79 71.00 852 835 0.0012341 0.64
1990-055A 20663 COSMOS 2084 96.51 62.80 622 561 0.0043204 0.59
1990-055D 20666 SL-6 R/B(2) 96.50 62.78 610 572 0.0026924 0.71
1990-078B 20775 SL-8 R/B 100.42 82.93 1,189 368 0.0573993 0.41
1991-006B 21088 SL-8 R/B 104.56 82.94 990 958 0.0022224 0.37
1991-039A 21397 OKEAN-3 96.46 82.52 601 577 0.0016905 0.40
1991-042A 21422 COSMOS 2151 96.51 82.50 602 581 0.0014751 0.34
1991-042B 21423 SL-14 R/B 97.31 82.49 643 617 0.0018594 1.19
1991-050A 21574 ERS-1 100.16 98.58 790 742 0.0033457 0.62
1991-050F 21610 ARIANE 40 R/B 99.94 98.49 758 753 0.0003197 0.58
1991-086A 21819 INTERCOSMOS 25 119.49 82.59 2,876 440 0.1515885 0.68
1992-008B 21876 SL-8 R/B 104.68 82.93 1,004 955 0.0033443 0.56
1992-020B 21938 SL-8 R/B 104.71 82.93 1,003 958 0.0030590 0.35
1992-076A 22219 COSMOS 2219 101.87 71.06 859 835 0.0016964 0.62
1992-076B 22220 SL-16 R/B 101.66 71.00 848 826 0.0015256 0.65
1992-080A 22236 COSMOS 2221 96.78 82.51 617 592 0.0018086 0.67
1992-093B 22285 SL-16 R/B 101.76 71.02 844 840 0.0002775 0.59
1992-094A 22286 COSMOS 2228 96.77 82.52 618 590 0.0020118 0.76
1993-016B 22566 SL-16 R/B 101.77 71.01 849 836 0.0009036 0.36
1993-024A 22626 COSMOS 2242 96.78 82.52 617 592 0.0017857 0.66
1993-059B 22803 SL-16 R/B 101.64 70.99 848 824 0.0016259 0.37
1993-061H 22830 ARIANE 40 R/B 100.60 98.79 795 779 0.0011642 0.64
1994-023A 23087 COSMOS 2278 101.85 71.05 854 839 0.0010245 0.92
1994-023B 23088 SL-16 R/B 101.79 71.00 844 843 0.0001017 0.60
1994-074B 23343 SL-16 R/B 97.51 98.02 643 636 0.0005545 0.71
1994-077B 23405 SL-16 R/B 101.75 70.98 845 838 0.0004418 0.60
1995-021A 23560 ERS-2 94.55 98.52 499 495 0.0002996 0.57
1995-021B 23561 ARIANE 40+ R/B 100.14 98.75 770 761 0.0006629 0.64
1995-058B 23705 SL-16 R/B 101.76 71.02 852 831 0.0014626 0.86
1996-051B 24298 SL-16 R/B 101.95 70.84 865 837 0.0019093 0.37
1997-037A 24883 ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) 100.45 98.60 782 778 0.0002427 0.60
1998-043G 25400 SL-16 R/B 101.02 98.59 815 799 0.0010945 0.58
1998-045B 25407 SL-16 R/B 101.71 71.01 846 833 0.0009094 0.40
1998-067A 25544 ISS (ZARYA) 92.93 51.65 421 415 0.0004969 0.32
1999-022C 25723 SL-8 R/B 91.73 48.41 365 354 0.0007923 0.34
1999-025C 25732 CZ-4B R/B 101.57 98.96 859 807 0.0036367 0.31
1999-039A 25860 OKEAN-O 97.52 98.22 641 639 0.0001383 0.86
1999-039B 25861 SL-16 R/B 97.39 98.20 644 624 0.0014401 0.35
1999-041E 25876 DELTA 2 R/B 102.54 51.77 1,264 494 0.0530413 0.34
1999-064A 25977 HELIOS 1B 97.14 98.26 623 620 0.0002487 0.82
1999-068A 25994 TERRA 98.83 98.21 704 702 0.0001497 0.36
2000-006B 26070 SL-16 R/B 101.73 71.00 853 829 0.0016850 0.33
2000-047B 26474 TITAN 4B R/B 96.26 67.99 618 541 0.0055829 0.56
2002-009A 27386 ENVISAT 100.14 98.14 766 764 0.0001197 0.29
2002-021B 27422 IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B 100.75 98.33 802 786 0.0011598 0.36
2002-022A 27424 AQUA 98.83 98.22 705 701 0.0002811 0.59
2002-024C 27432 CZ-4B R/B 101.83 99.08 881 810 0.0049572 0.84
2002-056A 27597 MIDORI II (ADEOS-II) 100.88 98.50 802 799 0.0002123 0.62
2002-056E 27601 H-2A R/B 100.56 98.25 837 734 0.0072290 0.71
2003-049C 28059 CZ-4B R/B 99.13 98.49 752 682 0.0049006 0.61
2004-012C 28222 CZ-2C R/B 95.35 97.66 568 503 0.0046934 0.36
2004-021B 28353 SL-16 R/B 101.82 71.00 850 840 0.0006473 0.77
2004-035C 28415 CZ-4B R/B 95.57 97.64 582 510 0.0052474 0.67
2004-046B 28480 CZ-2C R/B 101.00 98.10 907 705 0.0140997 0.65
2004-049H 28499 ARIANE 5 R/B 97.30 98.05 695 564 0.0093131 0.45
2005-024B 28738 CZ-2D R/B 95.24 97.40 538 522 0.0011799 0.80
2005-025A 28773 SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII) 94.90 31.38 517 511 0.0004376 0.76
2006-002A 28931 ALOS (DAICHI) 98.45 97.83 685 684 0.0000761 0.36
2006-002B 28932 H-2A R/B 96.51 98.31 654 529 0.0090095 0.66
2006-005A 28939 AKARI (ASTRO-F) 93.90 98.21 531 400 0.0096248 0.78
2006-021A 29228 RESURS-DK 1 95.84 69.93 564 555 0.0006629 0.41
2006-029A 29252 GENESIS 1 94.86 64.52 530 494 0.0026090 0.34
2006-046C 29507 CZ-4B R/B 95.97 97.75 599 532 0.0047611 0.72
2007-010B 31114 CZ-2C R/B 101.46 98.28 871 785 0.0059582 0.31
2007-023A 31598 COSMO-SKYMED 1 97.16 97.88 624 622 0.0001453 0.33
2007-028A 31789 GENESIS 2 94.92 64.50 550 479 0.0051713 0.34
2007-029A 31792 COSMOS 2428 101.95 70.93 859 844 0.0010330 0.54
2007-029B 31793 SL-16 R/B 101.81 70.97 846 843 0.0001969 0.33
2009-003A 33504 KORONAS-FOTON 95.02 82.44 534 505 0.0020808 0.39
2012-025E 38341 H-2A R/B 97.04 98.48 656 578 0.0055530 0.57
2013-055G 39271 CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B 99.54 80.97 1,159 315 0.0593118 0.61
2014-021B 39679 SL-4 R/B 95.60 51.62 667 428 0.0172814 0.39
2014-029A 39766 ALOS-2 97.33 97.92 632 630 0.0001484 0.37
2014-084B 40354 SL-27 R/B 93.51 74.74 473 419 0.0039378 0.32
2015-069A 41038 YAOGAN 29 97.27 98.00 629 626 0.0002152 0.34
2016-012A 41337 ASTRO-H (HITOMI) 96.09 31.00 580 562 0.0012372 0.76
2016-061J 41868 SHENZHOU-11 MODULE 90.71 42.79 316 304 0.0008996 0.80
2017-034A 42758 HXMT (HUIYAN) 95.44 43.02 547 533 0.0009876 0.38
2018-054D 43521 CZ-2C R/B 95.31 35.16 591 476 0.0083509 0.40
2018-066A 43600 AEOLUS 90.76 96.72 315 308 0.0005128 0.58
2018-076A 43641 SAOCOM 1A 97.16 97.88 624 622 0.0001401 0.32
2019-011B 44064 CREW DRAGON DEMO-1 DEB 92.22 51.64 386 381 0.0003326 0.39
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