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: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-A
1 43005U 17070A 26223.21725441 -.00000020 00000-0 43343-5 0 9993
2 43005 97.9532 294.7809 0001617 98.6700 261.4693 14.77077043472108Epoch: 2026-08-11T05:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-11T05:12:50.781Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-103.11939°
Altitude
641.75 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 39m 07s
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
01:28:10
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.747 km
Perigee altitude
634.479 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.75 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
97.9532°
RAAN
294.7809°
Arg. of periapsis
98.67°
True anomaly
261.45098°
Mean anomaly
261.4693°
Eccentric anomaly
261.46014°
Mean motion
3.69503 °/min
Orbital period
97.43 mins
BSTAR
0.0000043343
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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 | 2026-08-11 17:09:54.944Z | 30.818° NE | 2026-08-11 17:13:54.944Z | 101.632° ESE | 31.058° | 2026-08-11 17:16:54.944Z | 159.703° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-11 18:47:54.944Z | 327.862° NNW | 2026-08-11 18:49:54.944Z | 295.246° NW | 18.474° | 2026-08-11 18:52:54.944Z | 249.938° W |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-12 04:07:54.944Z | 114.617° SE | 2026-08-12 04:09:54.944Z | 74.464° E | 26.208° | 2026-08-12 04:12:54.944Z | 17.441° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-12 05:44:54.944Z | 233.265° WSW | 2026-08-12 05:46:54.944Z | 272.694° WNW | 21.583° | 2026-08-12 05:49:54.944Z | 317.296° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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