100 (or so) Brightest

Current as of 2022 Jun 30 02:05:31 UTC (Day 181)

Latest GP Data

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 GP Age (days)
1963-047A 694 ATLAS CENTAUR 2 102.60 30.35 1,304 459 0.0581938 0.57
1964-002A 733 THOR AGENA D R/B 100.52 98.99 807 760 0.0032844 0.54
1964-053B 877 SL-3 R/B 98.66 65.08 730 659 0.0050270 0.53
1967-045B 2802 SL-8 R/B 99.73 74.01 793 698 0.0067070 0.50
1968-040B 3230 SL-8 R/B 96.55 74.03 614 572 0.0030159 0.62
1968-110A 3597 OAO 2 99.59 34.99 743 735 0.0005771 0.69
1969-009A 3669 ISIS 1 127.48 88.42 3,448 577 0.1710430 0.80
1970-009A 4327 SERT 2 106.00 99.12 1,045 1,037 0.0005407 0.52
1970-113B 4814 SL-3 R/B 93.47 81.14 458 430 0.0020704 0.59
1971-028B 5118 SL-3 R/B 94.95 81.25 546 486 0.0043832 0.54
1971-089A 5560 ASTEX 1 99.43 92.72 742 721 0.0014599 0.39
1971-119B 5730 SL-8 R/B 102.23 73.89 1,350 378 0.0671659 0.52
1972-023E 6073 COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT 106.24 52.03 1,907 197 0.1150541 0.53
1972-065A 6153 OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) 98.76 35.01 705 694 0.0007449 0.73
1972-065B 6155 ATLAS CENTAUR R/B 97.83 35.00 681 628 0.0037953 0.57
1975-112B 8459 SL-8 R/B 100.21 74.06 780 758 0.0015420 0.22
1977-057B 10114 SL-3 R/B 94.80 97.41 518 499 0.0013758 0.23
1978-064A 10967 SEASAT 1 99.72 107.99 747 744 0.0002364 0.56
1979-005A 11251 METEOR 1-29 93.23 97.73 441 424 0.0013066 0.65
1979-011B 11267 SL-14 R/B 96.70 82.53 611 590 0.0015628 0.27
1979-089B 11574 SL-8 R/B 99.94 74.07 767 744 0.0016676 0.70
1980-005B 11672 SL-14 R/B 96.76 82.52 615 592 0.0016001 0.74
1981-003B 12139 SL-8 R/B 98.46 82.95 997 373 0.0441241 0.49
1981-046B 12465 SL-3 R/B 94.98 81.24 539 496 0.0031771 0.30
1981-065A 12585 METEOR PRIRODA 94.47 97.58 503 482 0.0015200 0.35
1981-103B 12904 SL-3 R/B 95.57 81.18 566 526 0.0028913 0.56
1982-013B 13068 SL-3 R/B 95.46 81.20 555 527 0.0019577 0.31
1982-039B 13154 SL-3 R/B 96.03 81.18 596 540 0.0040375 0.47
1982-079B 13403 SL-3 R/B 95.47 81.17 564 518 0.0033136 0.22
1982-092A 13552 COSMOS 1408 93.91 82.57 484 447 0.0027454 0.61
1982-092B 13553 SL-14 R/B 97.01 82.57 631 599 0.0022858 0.62
1983-010B 13819 SL-3 R/B 94.90 81.11 534 493 0.0029690 0.63
1983-037A 14032 COSMOS 1455 94.69 82.52 515 492 0.0016507 0.67
1983-075B 14208 SL-3 R/B 95.20 97.48 553 503 0.0035668 0.57
1983-099A 14372 COSMOS 1500 94.65 82.51 512 491 0.0014782 0.60
1984-013A 14699 COSMOS 1536 95.58 82.53 554 539 0.0010685 0.58
1984-027A 14819 COSMOS 1544 93.96 82.48 477 460 0.0012394 0.63
1984-027B 14820 SL-14 R/B 97.05 82.54 631 603 0.0020097 0.88
1984-108B 15354 ERBS 91.90 57.00 376 359 0.0012725 1.00
1985-006B 15483 SL-8 R/B 100.25 74.04 783 758 0.0017534 0.54
1985-009A 15494 COSMOS 1626 94.27 82.48 486 481 0.0004258 0.58
1985-042D 15772 SL-12 R/B(2) 101.31 71.11 845 797 0.0033604 0.19
1985-069B 15945 SL-14 R/B 97.02 82.53 629 603 0.0018942 0.51
1985-097B 16182 SL-16 R/B 101.67 71.00 843 833 0.0006859 0.26
1986-006B 16496 SL-14 R/B 97.01 82.53 630 601 0.0020549 0.57
1986-034A 16719 COSMOS 1743 94.90 82.55 522 505 0.0012254 0.57
1986-046B 16792 SL-14 R/B 97.07 82.48 635 602 0.0024101 0.59
1986-055B 16882 SL-14 R/B 97.07 82.52 633 604 0.0021279 0.64
1986-061A 16908 AJISAI (EGS) 115.71 50.01 1,497 1,479 0.0011434 0.22
1987-003A 17295 COSMOS 1812 94.88 82.51 514 511 0.0001573 0.74
1987-024B 17567 SL-14 R/B 97.04 82.53 631 603 0.0020121 0.55
1987-027A 17589 COSMOS 1833 101.92 70.92 867 832 0.0024815 0.56
1987-027B 17590 SL-16 R/B 101.64 71.00 840 833 0.0004810 0.51
1987-038B 17912 SL-14 R/B 97.09 82.50 632 606 0.0018772 0.75
1987-041A 17973 COSMOS 1844 101.83 70.90 869 821 0.0032889 0.50
1987-055B 18153 SL-14 R/B 97.07 82.50 634 603 0.0022475 0.54
1987-060A 18187 COSMOS 1867 100.62 65.01 801 775 0.0017792 0.86
1987-088A 18421 COSMOS 1892 94.77 82.50 517 498 0.0013992 0.51
1988-001B 18749 SL-14 R/B 97.07 82.51 632 605 0.0019124 0.49
1988-020A 18958 COSMOS 1933 95.70 82.53 561 544 0.0012247 0.75
1988-032B 19046 SL-3 R/B 95.76 97.39 580 530 0.0035841 0.26
1988-039B 19120 SL-16 R/B 101.46 71.02 845 811 0.0024060 0.73
1988-050A 19210 COSMOS 1953 95.53 82.51 555 533 0.0015859 0.41
1988-053B 19257 SL-8 R/B 100.17 74.05 782 751 0.0021322 0.64
1988-093A 19573 COSMOS 1975 95.60 82.52 558 538 0.0014377 0.22
1988-093B 19574 SL-14 R/B 97.07 82.53 634 603 0.0021808 0.45
1988-102B 19650 SL-16 R/B 101.71 71.00 851 828 0.0016489 0.55
1989-080A 20261 INTERCOSMOS 24 114.61 82.60 2,377 498 0.1201996 0.55
1989-080C 20262 SL-14 R/B 115.28 82.59 2,439 498 0.1236598 0.66
1989-085B 20303 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 93.78 35.64 514 404 0.0080426 0.50
1989-089B 20323 DELTA 1 R/B 99.41 97.08 782 679 0.0072903 0.51
1990-005H 20443 ARIANE 40 R/B 100.12 98.48 771 758 0.0009189 0.50
1990-008B 20453 DELTA 2 R/B(1) 96.65 35.62 782 414 0.0264382 0.60
1990-010A 20465 COSMOS 2058 96.07 82.49 580 560 0.0014367 0.74
1990-010B 20466 SL-14 R/B 97.20 82.50 640 609 0.0021866 0.25
1990-018B 20511 SL-14 R/B 97.28 82.52 640 617 0.0016823 0.40
1990-037B 20580 HST 95.33 28.47 536 533 0.0002616 0.63
1990-046B 20625 SL-16 R/B 101.79 71.00 854 832 0.0015057 0.50
1990-055A 20663 COSMOS 2084 96.46 62.79 671 506 0.0118446 0.60
1990-055D 20666 SL-6 R/B(2) 96.43 62.78 678 497 0.0130113 0.54
1990-078B 20775 SL-8 R/B 99.99 82.92 1,152 364 0.0551614 0.62
1991-006B 21088 SL-8 R/B 104.56 82.94 990 958 0.0021696 0.60
1991-039A 21397 OKEAN-3 96.40 82.52 598 575 0.0016931 0.61
1991-042A 21422 COSMOS 2151 96.47 82.50 598 581 0.0012515 0.50
1991-042B 21423 SL-14 R/B 97.30 82.49 642 617 0.0017362 0.75
1991-050A 21574 ERS-1 100.15 98.70 788 743 0.0031772 0.22
1991-050F 21610 ARIANE 40 R/B 99.93 98.38 757 753 0.0003370 0.61
1991-086A 21819 INTERCOSMOS 25 119.42 82.59 2,871 439 0.1513856 0.52
1992-008B 21876 SL-8 R/B 104.67 82.93 1,004 955 0.0033505 0.55
1992-020B 21938 SL-8 R/B 104.70 82.93 1,003 958 0.0030554 0.60
1992-076A 22219 COSMOS 2219 101.86 71.06 859 835 0.0016505 0.54
1992-076B 22220 SL-16 R/B 101.66 71.00 847 828 0.0013455 0.44
1992-080A 22236 COSMOS 2221 96.74 82.51 615 591 0.0017265 0.53
1992-093B 22285 SL-16 R/B 101.76 71.02 846 838 0.0005526 0.49
1992-094A 22286 COSMOS 2228 96.72 82.52 617 586 0.0021929 0.62
1993-016B 22566 SL-16 R/B 101.77 71.01 851 834 0.0011886 0.70
1993-024A 22626 COSMOS 2242 96.74 82.52 616 588 0.0019886 0.23
1993-059B 22803 SL-16 R/B 101.63 70.99 847 825 0.0015172 0.54
1993-061H 22830 ARIANE 40 R/B 100.59 98.66 794 779 0.0009880 0.69
1994-023A 23087 COSMOS 2278 101.85 71.05 854 838 0.0010715 0.25
1994-023B 23088 SL-16 R/B 101.79 71.00 846 840 0.0004277 0.54
1994-074B 23343 SL-16 R/B 97.49 97.89 642 635 0.0005421 0.50
1994-077B 23405 SL-16 R/B 101.75 70.98 843 840 0.0001496 0.54
1995-021A 23560 ERS-2 94.31 98.50 488 482 0.0004002 0.60
1995-021B 23561 ARIANE 40+ R/B 100.13 98.62 769 760 0.0006526 0.50
1995-058B 23705 SL-16 R/B 101.75 71.02 850 833 0.0012098 0.53
1996-051B 24298 SL-16 R/B 101.95 70.82 863 839 0.0016542 0.74
1997-037A 24883 ORBVIEW 2 (SEASTAR) 100.44 98.68 782 777 0.0003442 0.52
1998-043G 25400 SL-16 R/B 101.02 98.67 814 800 0.0009515 0.25
1998-045B 25407 SL-16 R/B 101.70 71.01 846 832 0.0009849 0.78
1998-067A 25544 ISS (ZARYA) 92.92 51.64 420 414 0.0004506 0.11
1999-025C 25732 CZ-4B R/B 101.57 98.85 859 807 0.0036279 0.50
1999-039A 25860 OKEAN-O 97.50 98.14 640 638 0.0001602 0.51
1999-039B 25861 SL-16 R/B 97.37 98.18 643 623 0.0014308 0.51
1999-041E 25876 DELTA 2 R/B 102.49 51.76 1,261 492 0.0529572 0.61
1999-064A 25977 HELIOS 1B 97.11 98.32 622 619 0.0002508 0.55
1999-068A 25994 TERRA 98.82 98.14 703 701 0.0001289 0.52
2000-006B 26070 SL-16 R/B 101.73 71.00 851 830 0.0014648 0.69
2000-047B 26474 TITAN 4B R/B 96.20 67.99 612 542 0.0050322 0.56
2002-009A 27386 ENVISAT 100.13 98.18 766 764 0.0001334 0.53
2002-021B 27422 IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B 100.74 98.45 802 785 0.0011653 0.54
2002-022A 27424 AQUA 98.81 98.25 703 701 0.0001299 0.24
2002-024C 27432 CZ-4B R/B 101.83 99.06 881 810 0.0049450 0.53
2002-056A 27597 MIDORI II (ADEOS-II) 100.87 98.61 801 799 0.0001372 0.64
2002-056E 27601 H-2A R/B 100.55 98.18 836 734 0.0071030 0.51
2003-049C 28059 CZ-4B R/B 99.12 98.52 752 681 0.0050691 0.53
2004-012C 28222 CZ-2C R/B 95.20 97.77 559 497 0.0045285 0.58
2004-021B 28353 SL-16 R/B 101.82 71.00 850 839 0.0007598 0.65
2004-035C 28415 CZ-4B R/B 95.48 97.52 576 508 0.0049413 0.50
2004-046B 28480 CZ-2C R/B 100.99 98.06 907 704 0.0141523 0.55
2004-049H 28499 ARIANE 5 R/B 97.27 98.10 693 563 0.0092236 0.73
2005-024B 28738 CZ-2D R/B 95.12 97.35 533 516 0.0012776 0.53
2005-025A 28773 SUZAKU (ASTRO-EII) 94.66 31.38 505 499 0.0004133 0.58
2006-002A 28931 ALOS (DAICHI) 98.41 97.94 683 682 0.0000674 0.34
2006-002B 28932 H-2A R/B 96.41 98.29 648 526 0.0087563 0.51
2006-005A 28939 AKARI (ASTRO-F) 93.11 98.20 473 380 0.0068531 0.61
2006-021A 29228 RESURS-DK 1 95.79 69.94 559 555 0.0003116 0.90
2006-029A 29252 GENESIS 1 94.69 64.52 544 463 0.0059260 0.80
2006-046C 29507 CZ-4B R/B 95.88 97.73 593 529 0.0046118 0.50
2007-010B 31114 CZ-2C R/B 101.45 98.24 869 785 0.0058438 0.63
2007-023A 31598 COSMO-SKYMED 1 97.16 97.89 624 622 0.0001453 0.61
2007-028A 31789 GENESIS 2 94.76 64.50 541 473 0.0048910 0.65
2007-029A 31792 COSMOS 2428 101.94 70.95 855 846 0.0005717 0.71
2007-029B 31793 SL-16 R/B 101.80 70.97 846 842 0.0002385 0.52
2009-003A 33504 KORONAS-FOTON 94.91 82.44 526 502 0.0017151 0.56
2012-025E 38341 H-2A R/B 96.99 98.50 653 576 0.0055008 0.49
2013-055G 39271 CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B 98.42 80.96 1,057 310 0.0528927 0.66
2013-059B 39364 CZ-2C R/B 94.02 97.16 499 443 0.0040606 0.52
2014-021B 39679 SL-4 R/B 95.45 51.62 654 426 0.0165025 0.67
2014-029A 39766 ALOS-2 97.33 97.92 632 630 0.0001576 0.58
2014-071B 40306 CZ-2C R/B 92.11 97.42 384 373 0.0007978 0.24
2014-084B 40354 SL-27 R/B 93.26 74.74 457 412 0.0033011 0.56
2015-069A 41038 YAOGAN-29 97.24 98.06 628 625 0.0002443 0.32
2016-012A 41337 ASTRO-H (HITOMI) 96.04 31.01 577 560 0.0012170 0.65
2017-034A 42758 HXMT (HUIYAN) 95.33 43.02 541 528 0.0009673 0.51
2018-054D 43521 CZ-2C R/B 95.16 35.15 581 472 0.0079008 0.68
2018-066A 43600 AEOLUS 90.74 96.70 316 306 0.0007984 0.53
2018-076A 43641 SAOCOM 1A 97.16 97.89 623 622 0.0001362 0.53
2020-059A 46265 SAOCOM 1B 97.16 97.89 624 622 0.0001470 0.57
2021-035A 48274 TIANHE 92.27 41.47 388 384 0.0003400 1.17
2022-019U 51842 OBJECT U 94.50 97.56 543 446 0.0069969 0.62
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