Latitude
—
EXCITE
NORAD 43819 · COSPAR 2018-099BP · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43073 @ 534 x 557 km x 97.3844 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:13 UTC · 40.3 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// onowactive
EXCITE
1 43819U 18099BP 26294.25939356 .00001994 00000-0 13705-3 0 09999
2 43819 97.3844 327.9993 0016567 280.4902 79.4459 15.06931943430730
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43819U 18099BP 26294.25939356 .00001994 00000-0 13705-3 0 09999
2 43819 97.3844 327.9993 0016567 280.4902 79.4459 15.06931943430730
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 3rd 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
NovaWurks
Launch mass
155 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3844°
Period
95.56 min
Perigee
534 km
Apogee
557 km
Eccentricity
0.0016567
RAAN
327.9993°
Arg of Perigee
280.4902°
Mean Motion
15.06931943 rev/d