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NORAD 43819 · COSPAR 2018-099BP · ACTIVE

Orbit: #43391 @ 533 x 557 km x 97.3808 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-11 08:59 UTC Â· 13.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

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Current TLE

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1 43819U 18099BP 26315.37476814 .00002921 00000-0 19841-3 0 09999
2 43819 97.3808 348.2503 0017471 202.6836 157.3622 15.07008236433912

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 3rd 2018

Spacecraft age

7 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

NovaWurks

Launch mass

155 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.3808Â°

Period

95.55 min

Perigee

533 km

Apogee

557 km

Eccentricity

0.0017471

RAAN

348.2503Â°

Arg of Perigee

202.6836Â°

Mean Motion

15.07008236 rev/d