● ORBIT ING-NOW

SSTL

NORAD 43618 · COSPAR 2018-071A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #44045 @ 562 x 575 km x 97.4834 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-12 06:33 UTC · 26.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
SSTL S1-4
1 43618U 18071A 26285.27298205 .00000468 00000-0 42759-4 0 09996
2 43618 97.4834 152.0141 0009656 200.6715 159.4120 14.99460632440453
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
September 16th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Launch vehicle
PSLV
Contractor
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Launch mass
440 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.4834°
Period
96.03 min
Perigee
562 km
Apogee
575 km
Eccentricity
0.0009656
RAAN
152.0141°
Arg of Perigee
200.6715°
Mean Motion
14.99460632 rev/d