CHEFSAT

NORAD 43044 · COSPAR 2017-071H · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

CHEFSAT reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 4 years ago).

Orbit: #23058 @ 145 x 149 km x 51.6069 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2022-01-02 11:04 UTC Â· 41911.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

CHEFSAT
1 43044U 17071H 22002.46118060 .15775585 12655-4 30586-3 0 9994
2 43044 51.6069 95.3663 0003479 15.4088 344.7047 16.47175635230587

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 7th 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Naval Research Laboratory

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cygnus

Launch vehicle

Nanorack Deployer

Contractor

Naval Research Laboratory

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

51.6069Â°

Period

87.42 min

Perigee

145 km

Apogee

149 km

Eccentricity

0.0003479

RAAN

95.3663Â°

Arg of Perigee

15.4088Â°

Mean Motion

16.47175635 rev/d