▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.9109°
Eccentricity	0.0014891
Period	96.3 min
Apogee	594 km
Perigee	573 km
Mean motion	14.94667012 rev/day
RAAN	300.0087°
Arg of perigee	49.1461°
Mean anomaly	311.1047°
B*	1.9243e-4
Rev at epoch	64,438

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40119U 14049B 26187.85492654 .00002031 00000-0 19243-3 0 9998

2 40119 97.9109 300.0087 0014891 49.1461 311.1047 14.94667012644380

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "BRITE-PL2 (HEWELIUSZ)",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2014-049B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:31:05.653+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.94667012,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0014891,
  "INCLINATION": 97.9109,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 300.0087,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 49.1461,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 311.1047,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40119,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 64438,
  "BSTAR": 0.00019243,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00002031,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	BRITE-PL2 (HEWELIUSZ)
Operator	Space Research Center, Polish Academy of SciencesHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of SciencesMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	Poland
Launch date	Aug 19, 2014HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	6.8HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims9

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.