ELFIN-A

NORAD 43617 · COSPAR 2018-070E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

ELFIN-A reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 4 years ago).

Orbit: #22600 @ 134 x 149 km x 92.9902 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2022-09-17 15:33 UTC Â· 35620.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

ELFIN-A
1 43617U 18070E 22260.64820158 .15847175 28053-6 19970-3 0 9994
2 43617 92.9902 141.8911 0011446 219.5078 140.5403 16.49147461226007

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 15th 2018

Spacecraft age

8 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

University of California

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

University of California

Launch mass

4 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

92.9902Â°

Period

87.32 min

Perigee

134 km

Apogee

149 km

Eccentricity

0.0011446

RAAN

141.8911Â°

Arg of Perigee

219.5078Â°

Mean Motion

16.49147461 rev/d