Latitude
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KEPLER-18
NORAD 51002 · COSPAR 2022-002U · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP
KEPLER-18 (BLIP-A) reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).
Orbit: #14598 @ 176 x 196 km x 97.3715 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-08-26 05:29 UTC · 18865.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
KEPLER-18 (BLIP-A)
1 51002U 22002U 24239.22868067 .06746496 24899-5 11751-2 0 9999
2 51002 97.3715 318.4109 0015016 274.1192 85.8387 16.32551397145985
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 51002U 22002U 24239.22868067 .06746496 24899-5 11751-2 0 9999
2 51002 97.3715 318.4109 0015016 274.1192 85.8387 16.32551397145985
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 13th 2022
Spacecraft age
4 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Kepler Communications
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Kepler Aerospace
Launch mass
9 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.3715°
Period
88.21 min
Perigee
176 km
Apogee
196 km
Eccentricity
0.0015016
RAAN
318.4109°
Arg of Perigee
274.1192°
Mean Motion
16.32551397 rev/d