MOHAMMED VI-A, 43005
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MOHAMMED VI-A, 43005 is a payload satellite owned by RMAF (MA) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 08 Nov 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
Orbit
Country
MARelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROSAT-1000, Unknown motor
Mass
1,110 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
12.145 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-A
1 43005U 17070A 26155.13650053 .00000465 00000-0 72956-4 0 9997
2 43005 97.9560 227.6470 0001797 93.3271 266.8144 14.77119877462057Epoch: 2026-06-04T03:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T03:16:33.645Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
-74.07827°
Altitude
641.516 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 10m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:50:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.738 km
Perigee altitude
634.217 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.614 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
97.956°
RAAN
227.647°
Arg. of periapsis
93.3271°
True anomaly
266.79384°
Mean anomaly
266.8144°
Eccentric anomaly
266.80412°
Mean motion
3.69514 °/min
Orbital period
97.43 mins
BSTAR
0.000072956
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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2017 (2017-11-08 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MOHAMMED VI-A 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-06-06 04:10:44.656Z | 132.265° SE | 2026-06-06 04:14:44.656Z | 61.347° ENE | 28.219° | 2026-06-06 04:17:44.656Z | 11.113° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-06 05:48:44.656Z | 228.185° WSW | 2026-06-06 05:50:44.656Z | 261.779° W | 19.79° | 2026-06-06 05:53:44.656Z | 310.248° NW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-06 17:38:44.656Z | 19.364° NNE | 2026-06-06 17:40:44.656Z | 49.114° ENE | 43.015° | 2026-06-06 17:44:44.656Z | 187.744° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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