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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

Country

Unknown / ISRA

Related business

Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) (IL)

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, 2.3 m

Radar Cross Section

3.833 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 VENUS
1 42901U 17044B   25258.92298955  .00006477  00000-0  39789-3 0  9996
2 42901  97.3133 302.6570 0002743 202.2747 157.8364 15.10397710439494

Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:09:06.297Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-24.73992°

Altitude

539.823 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 10m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:39:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

533.856 km

Perigee altitude

530.065 km

Semi-major axis

6,910.098 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

97.3133°

RAAN

302.657°

Arg. of periapsis

202.2747°

True anomaly

157.84825°

Mean anomaly

157.8364°

Eccentric anomaly

157.84233°

Mean motion

3.77848 °/min

Orbital period

95.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00039789

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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)

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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	2025-09-16 16:12:34.056Z	355.046° N	2025-09-16 16:15:34.056Z	267.697° W	36.261°	2025-09-16 16:18:34.056Z	212.461° SW
6 mins	2025-09-17 02:54:34.056Z	155.919° SSE	2025-09-17 02:56:34.056Z	123.834° SE	41.071°	2025-09-17 03:00:34.056Z	353.774° N

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VENUS, 42901

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:09:06.297Z)

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

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