Latitude
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SHIELDS
NORAD 43850 · COSPAR 2018-104B · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
SHIELDS 1 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 8 months ago).
Orbit: #40052 @ 151 x 161 km x 84.9817 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-02-12 12:05 UTC · 6029.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
SHIELDS 1
1 43850U 18104B 26043.50416380 .06921989 -15212-5 25172-3 0 9997
2 43850 84.9817 217.5932 0008063 271.6012 88.4371 16.43688533400523
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43850U 18104B 26043.50416380 .06921989 -15212-5 25172-3 0 9997
2 43850 84.9817 217.5932 0008063 271.6012 88.4371 16.43688533400523
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 16th 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
NASA Langley Research Center
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Polar
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Launch vehicle
Electron
Contractor
NASA Langley Research Center
Launch mass
4 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
84.9817°
Period
87.61 min
Perigee
151 km
Apogee
161 km
Eccentricity
0.0008063
RAAN
217.5932°
Arg of Perigee
271.6012°
Mean Motion
16.43688533 rev/d