Latitude
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RADFXSAT
NORAD 43017 · COSPAR 2017-073E · ACTIVE
Orbit: #48788 @ 422 x 622 km x 97.4446 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-12 21:05 UTC · 17.3 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 26316.87860152 .00007609 00000-0 31755-3 0 09994
2 43017 97.4446 181.0546 0144848 173.5370 186.7777 15.14794342487889
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43017U 17073E 26316.87860152 .00007609 00000-0 31755-3 0 09994
2 43017 97.4446 181.0546 0144848 173.5370 186.7777 15.14794342487889
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
November 18th 2017
Spacecraft age
8 years, 11 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
97.4446°
Period
95.06 min
Perigee
422 km
Apogee
622 km
Eccentricity
0.0144848
RAAN
181.0546°
Arg of Perigee
173.537°
Mean Motion
15.14794342 rev/d