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VENUS, 42901

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VENUS, 42901 is an Israeli payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 02 Aug 2017 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

42901, 2017-044B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) (Unknown / ISRA)

Manufacturer

IAI

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

VENMS, HET-300

Mass

264 kg wet, ~250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-08-02 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

3.833 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 VENUS
1 42901U 17044B   25175.15515088  .00003806  00000-0  24134-3 0  9999
2 42901  97.3202 222.6496 0004718 142.7056 217.4502 15.09474146426854

Epoch: 2025-06-24T03:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-24T03:43:25.036Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-105.75985°

Altitude

543.476 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 50m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-80.76295°

Longitude

22.89071°

Altitude

567.774 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 12m 45s

Apparent Declination

-69° 48' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:37:41

Azimuth

185.992° SSW

Elevation

-59.747°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

538.044 km

Perigee altitude

531.52 km

Semi-major axis

6,912.919 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.3202°

RAAN

222.6496°

Arg. of periapsis

142.7056°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

217.4502°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77617 °/min

Orbital period

95.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00024134

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2017 (2017-08-02 UTC)

OPTSAT 3000, 42900

AVUM DEB (ADAPTOR), 42902 (Decayed)

OPTSAT 3000 DEB (COVER), 42931 (Decayed)

VENUS Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-06-24 15:26:10.837Z	39.549° NE	2025-06-24 15:29:10.837Z	104.509° ESE	26.423°	2025-06-24 15:32:10.837Z	158.165° S
6 mins	2025-06-25 03:43:10.837Z	202.307° SSW	2025-06-25 03:46:10.837Z	280.95° WNW	29.866°	2025-06-25 03:49:10.837Z	330.256° NNW

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