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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

43015, 2017-073C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)

Manufacturer

MIT

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-11-18 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7920-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 MIRATA
1 43015U 17073C   25195.58476552  .00059215  00000-0  82947-3 0  9990
2 43015  97.5333  92.0758 0069006 318.2787  41.3215 15.53764586416235

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:02:03.74Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-51.13131°

Altitude

373.855 km

Speed

7.705 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 08m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.89874°

Longitude

-53.66719°

Altitude

387.635 km

Speed

7.691 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 54m 33s

Apparent Declination

-15° 00' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:22:40

Azimuth

272.172° WNW

Elevation

-26.359°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.464 km

Perigee altitude

355.881 km

Semi-major axis

6,780.81 km

Eccentricity

0.0069

Inclination

97.5333°

RAAN

92.0758°

Arg. of periapsis

318.2787°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

41.3215°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.88706 °/min

Orbital period

92.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00082947

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)

NOAA 20, 43013

BUCCANEER RMM, 43014 (Decayed)

MAKERSAT 0, 43016

AO-91, 43017

EAGLESAT 1, 43018

MIRATA Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-07-15 06:03:06.137Z	10.261° NNE	2025-07-15 06:05:06.137Z	359.32° N	42.675°	2025-07-15 06:08:06.137Z	195.435° SSW

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