TESS

NORAD 43435 · COSPAR 2018-038A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #192 @ 119094 x 364455 km x 56.2338 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-09-21 14:50 UTC Â· 838.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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TESS
1 43435U 18038A 26264.61819158 -.00000879 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 43435 56.2338 32.1610 4943752 64.1731 11.1423 0.07023037001923

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

April 18th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

Elliptical

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

NASA/MIT

Launch mass

362 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

56.2338Â°

Period

20503.95 min

Perigee

119094 km

Apogee

364455 km

Eccentricity

0.4943752

RAAN

32.161Â°

Arg of Perigee

64.1731Â°

Mean Motion

0.07023037 rev/d