Latitude
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FALCONSAT-6
NORAD 43815 · COSPAR 2018-099BK · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43400 @ 471 x 492 km x 97.3691 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 23:36 UTC · 5.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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FALCONSAT-6
1 43815U 18099BK 26300.98353882 .00002004 00000-0 75678-4 0 09998
2 43815 97.3691 15.5550 0014750 185.8042 347.0843 15.28097461434007
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43815U 18099BK 26300.98353882 .00002004 00000-0 75678-4 0 09998
2 43815 97.3691 15.5550 0014750 185.8042 347.0843 15.28097461434007
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
US Air Force Academy
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
US Air Force Academy
Launch mass
181 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3691°
Period
94.23 min
Perigee
471 km
Apogee
492 km
Eccentricity
0.001475
RAAN
15.555°
Arg of Perigee
185.8042°
Mean Motion
15.28097461 rev/d