Latitude
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RADFXSAT
NORAD 43017 · COSPAR 2017-073E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48329 @ 423 x 623 km x 97.4493 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 13:16 UTC · 23.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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RADFXSAT (FOX-1B)
1 43017U 17073E 26286.55280744 .00008412 00000-0 35685-3 0 09997
2 43017 97.4493 151.3488 0144381 279.5027 78.9913 15.14309305483290
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43017U 17073E 26286.55280744 .00008412 00000-0 35685-3 0 09997
2 43017 97.4493 151.3488 0144381 279.5027 78.9913 15.14309305483290
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 18th 2017
Spacecraft age
8 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Vanderbilt University/AMSAT
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Delta 2
Contractor
Vanderbilt University/AMSAT
Launch mass
4 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4493°
Period
95.09 min
Perigee
423 km
Apogee
623 km
Eccentricity
0.0144381
RAAN
151.3488°
Arg of Perigee
279.5027°
Mean Motion
15.14309305 rev/d