MIRATA, 43015
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIRATA, 43015 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sat, 18 Nov 2017 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
MIT
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 MIRATA
1 43015U 17073C 25257.96002360 .00169826 00000-0 14253-2 0 9997
2 43015 97.5182 158.1247 0057186 88.1366 272.6443 15.67228522425957Epoch: 2025-09-14T23:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T23:02:26.039Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
178.34466°
Altitude
368.428 km
Speed
7.689 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 32m 29s
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
10:20:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
402.299 km
Perigee altitude
325.191 km
Semi-major axis
6,741.882 km
Eccentricity
0.00572
Inclination
97.5182°
RAAN
158.1247°
Arg. of periapsis
88.1366°
True anomaly
271.98949°
Mean anomaly
272.6443°
Eccentric anomaly
272.31692°
Mean motion
3.92077 °/min
Orbital period
91.82 mins
BSTAR
0.0014253
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 06:13:47.831Z | 16.933° NNE | 2025-09-16 06:16:47.831Z | 156.294° SSE | 40.285° | 2025-09-16 06:18:47.831Z | 185.654° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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