CHEFSAT

NORAD 44044 · COSPAR 2018-092E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

CHEFSAT 2 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 4 years ago).

Orbit: #19254 @ 167 x 176 km x 51.6019 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2022-07-14 08:27 UTC Â· 37160.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

CHEFSAT 2
1 44044U 18092E 22195.35255050 .11712087 12418-4 11040-2 0 9995
2 44044 51.6019 263.4986 0006814 317.6067 42.4431 16.37724684192544

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 13th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Naval Research Laboratory

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cygnus

Launch vehicle

Nanorack Deployer

Contractor

Naval Research Laboratory

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

51.6019Â°

Period

87.93 min

Perigee

167 km

Apogee

176 km

Eccentricity

0.0006814

RAAN

263.4986Â°

Arg of Perigee

317.6067Â°

Mean Motion

16.37724684 rev/d