Latitude
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FALCONSAT-6
NORAD 43815 · COSPAR 2018-099BK · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43385 @ 471 x 492 km x 97.3695 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 00:01 UTC · 20.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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FALCONSAT-6
1 43815U 18099BK 26300.00134037 .00002174 00000-0 81865-4 0 09993
2 43815 97.3695 14.5838 0014638 189.3818 343.7720 15.28093724433851
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43815U 18099BK 26300.00134037 .00002174 00000-0 81865-4 0 09993
2 43815 97.3695 14.5838 0014638 189.3818 343.7720 15.28093724433851
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
97.3695°
Period
94.24 min
Perigee
471 km
Apogee
492 km
Eccentricity
0.0014638
RAAN
14.5838°
Arg of Perigee
189.3818°
Mean Motion
15.28093724 rev/d