// optical imaging · 2016

BIROS

German fire detection satellite. BIROS was launched on June 22, 2016 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 22, 2026).

COSPAR 2016-040FNORAD 41604Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT: BIROS
International designator: 2016-040F
NORAD catalog number: 41604
GCAT identifier: S41604
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/776

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Civil government
Program: DLR Geo
Owner: DLR
Country: Germany
Builder: Astro-und-Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH (Astrofein Technik)
Platform (bus): TET-X

Launch

Date: June 22, 2016 · 03:55 UTC
Launch record: 2016-040Success
Rocket: PSLV-XL
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 500 km
Apogee: 516 km
Inclination: 97.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 22, 2026
Last known active: December 2022
End of operations: December 2025

Size

Mass: 130 kg
Dry mass: 130 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 1.8 m

Launched together

Cartosat-2COptical imaging · ISRO SathyabamaSatEarth science · Sathyabama U GHGSat-DEarth science · GHG Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Micro-SatelliteCommunications · DND DSD SwayamTechnology · COEP

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q24928614 (CC0).