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Global • 2026-11-01, 14:50 GMT • ~1 min read

Swedish satellite ASTRID 2 still flashing every 17.8 seconds, nearly 28 years on

سویڈن کا سیٹلائٹ ایسٹرڈ 2 تقریباً 28 سال بعد بھی ہر 17.8 سیکنڈ میں چمک رہا ہے

स्वीडिश उपग्रह एस्ट्रिड 2 लगभग 28 साल बाद भी हर 17.8 सेकंड में चमक रहा है

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  • Sweden's 30 kg ASTRID 2 science satellite, launched on 10 December 1998 to study the aurora, is still catalogued in a near-polar orbit about 1,000 km above Earth nearly 28 years later.
  • Ground tracking now shows its brightness repeating every 17.8 seconds across a range of almost 10 magnitudes, suggesting it is tumbling and catching sunlight as it spins.
  • The tracking record does not say whether the satellite still works — its science mission ended in 1999 — only that it remains in orbit.
  • سویڈن کا 30 کلوگرام سائنسی سیٹلائٹ ایسٹرڈ 2، جو 10 دسمبر 1998 کو قطبی روشنیوں کے مطالعے کے لیے روانہ کیا گیا تھا، تقریباً 28 سال بعد بھی زمین سے تقریباً ایک ہزار کلومیٹر اوپر قریب قطبی مدار میں درج ہے۔ زمین سے کی گئی پیمائش کے مطابق اس کی چمک ہر 17.8 سیکنڈ میں دہرائی جاتی ہے اور اس کی شدت میں تقریباً 10 درجوں کا فرق آتا ہے، جس سے لگتا ہے کہ یہ گھومتے ہوئے سورج کی روشنی پکڑ رہا ہے۔ ٹریکنگ ریکارڈ یہ نہیں بتاتا کہ سیٹلائٹ اب بھی کام کرتا ہے یا نہیں — اس کا سائنسی مشن 1999 میں ختم ہو گیا تھا — صرف یہ کہ وہ اب بھی مدار میں موجود ہے۔
  • स्वीडन का 30 किलोग्राम का विज्ञान उपग्रह एस्ट्रिड 2, जिसे 10 दिसंबर 1998 को ध्रुवीय ज्योति के अध्ययन के लिए भेजा गया था, लगभग 28 साल बाद भी पृथ्वी से करीब 1,000 किलोमीटर ऊपर निकट-ध्रुवीय कक्षा में दर्ज है। ज़मीन से की गई निगरानी के अनुसार इसकी चमक हर 17.8 सेकंड में दोहराई जाती है और इसकी तीव्रता में लगभग 10 परिमाण का अंतर आता है, जिससे लगता है कि यह घूमते हुए सूर्य की रोशनी पकड़ रहा है। ट्रैकिंग रिकॉर्ड यह नहीं बताता कि उपग्रह अभी भी काम करता है या नहीं — इसका विज्ञान मिशन 1999 में समाप्त हो गया था — केवल यह कि यह अभी भी कक्षा में है।

Sweden's 30 kg ASTRID 2 science satellite, launched on 10 December 1998 to study the aurora, is still catalogued in a near-polar orbit about 1,000 km above Earth nearly 28 years later. Ground tracking now shows its brightness repeating every 17.8 seconds across a range of almost 10 magnitudes, suggesting it is tumbling and catching sunlight as it spins. The tracking record does not say whether the satellite still works — its science mission ended in 1999 — only that it remains in orbit.

سویڈن کا 30 کلوگرام سائنسی سیٹلائٹ ایسٹرڈ 2، جو 10 دسمبر 1998 کو قطبی روشنیوں کے مطالعے کے لیے روانہ کیا گیا تھا، تقریباً 28 سال بعد بھی زمین سے تقریباً ایک ہزار کلومیٹر اوپر قریب قطبی مدار میں درج ہے۔ زمین سے کی گئی پیمائش کے مطابق اس کی چمک ہر 17.8 سیکنڈ میں دہرائی جاتی ہے اور اس کی شدت میں تقریباً 10 درجوں کا فرق آتا ہے، جس سے لگتا ہے کہ یہ گھومتے ہوئے سورج کی روشنی پکڑ رہا ہے۔ ٹریکنگ ریکارڈ یہ نہیں بتاتا کہ سیٹلائٹ اب بھی کام کرتا ہے یا نہیں — اس کا سائنسی مشن 1999 میں ختم ہو گیا تھا — صرف یہ کہ وہ اب بھی مدار میں موجود ہے۔

स्वीडन का 30 किलोग्राम का विज्ञान उपग्रह एस्ट्रिड 2, जिसे 10 दिसंबर 1998 को ध्रुवीय ज्योति के अध्ययन के लिए भेजा गया था, लगभग 28 साल बाद भी पृथ्वी से करीब 1,000 किलोमीटर ऊपर निकट-ध्रुवीय कक्षा में दर्ज है। ज़मीन से की गई निगरानी के अनुसार इसकी चमक हर 17.8 सेकंड में दोहराई जाती है और इसकी तीव्रता में लगभग 10 परिमाण का अंतर आता है, जिससे लगता है कि यह घूमते हुए सूर्य की रोशनी पकड़ रहा है। ट्रैकिंग रिकॉर्ड यह नहीं बताता कि उपग्रह अभी भी काम करता है या नहीं — इसका विज्ञान मिशन 1999 में समाप्त हो गया था — केवल यह कि यह अभी भी कक्षा में है।

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