Latitude
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THEA
NORAD 43796 · COSPAR 2018-099AQ · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43293 @ 443 x 453 km x 97.4307 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-26 23:04 UTC · 8.9 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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THEA
1 43796U 18099AQ 26299.96114037 .00013739 00000-0 35342-3 0 09998
2 43796 97.4307 11.2364 0007217 162.2344 197.9156 15.39349780432935
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43796U 18099AQ 26299.96114037 .00013739 00000-0 35342-3 0 09998
2 43796 97.4307 11.2364 0007217 162.2344 197.9156 15.39349780432935
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 3rd 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
SpaceQuest, Ltd.
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
SpaceQuest
Launch mass
4 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4307°
Period
93.55 min
Perigee
443 km
Apogee
453 km
Eccentricity
0.0007217
RAAN
11.2364°
Arg of Perigee
162.2344°
Mean Motion
15.3934978 rev/d