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43773
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2018-099R
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Orbit:
#43320 @ 517 x 529 km x 97.3813 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-11-01 01:34 UTC
·
25.2 h old
🌍 Orbit view · current predicted position
🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Heading
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Orbit #
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Current TLE
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RANGE-A
1 43773U 18099R 26305.06588269 .00003256 00000-0 18103-3 0 09993
2 43773 97.3813 343.6145 0008792 225.9807 134.0702 15.14337158433209
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 3rd 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Georgia Institute of Technology
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Launch mass
2
kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.3813°
Period
95.09
min
Perigee
517
km
Apogee
529
km
Eccentricity
0.0008792
RAAN
343.6145°
Arg of Perigee
225.9807°
Mean Motion
15.14337158
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