Latitude
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STF-1
NORAD 43852 · COSPAR 2018-104D · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
STF-1 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).
Orbit: #28910 @ 159 x 170 km x 84.9798 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-02-20 09:18 UTC · 23208.5 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
STF-1
1 43852U 18104D 24051.38774727 .08816993 -13826-5 66399-3 0 9999
2 43852 84.9798 352.6426 0007957 179.4965 180.6351 16.40544400289108
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43852U 18104D 24051.38774727 .08816993 -13826-5 66399-3 0 9999
2 43852 84.9798 352.6426 0007957 179.4965 180.6351 16.40544400289108
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 16th 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
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Operator
West Virginia University
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Polar
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Launch vehicle
Electron
Contractor
West Virginia University
Launch mass
4 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
84.9798°
Period
87.78 min
Perigee
159 km
Apogee
170 km
Eccentricity
0.0007957
RAAN
352.6426°
Arg of Perigee
179.4965°
Mean Motion
16.405444 rev/d