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MAKERSAT 0, 43016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MAKERSAT 0, 43016 is a payload satellite owned by NW Nazarene (US) 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

43016, 2017-073D

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Northwest Nazarene University (US)

Manufacturer

NW Nazarene

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 MAKERSAT 0
1 43016U 17073D   26087.49448700  .00024946  00000-0  73606-3 0  9991
2 43016  97.4757 329.5442 0114517 198.5571 161.1478 15.28622585454127

Epoch: 2026-03-28T11:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T11:52:03.676Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-34.38504°

Altitude

557.462 km

Speed

7.542 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 58m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

23:08:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

555.387 km

Perigee altitude

398.384 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.023 km

Eccentricity

0.01145

Inclination

97.4757°

RAAN

329.5442°

Arg. of periapsis

198.5571°

True anomaly

161.56616°

Mean anomaly

161.1478°

Eccentric anomaly

161.35754°

Mean motion

3.82411 °/min

Orbital period

94.14 mins

BSTAR

0.00073606

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

EAGLESAT 1, 43018 (Decayed)

AO-91, 43017

MIRATA, 43015 (Decayed)

NOAA 20, 43013

BUCCANEER RMM, 43014 (Decayed)

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MAKERSAT 0 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.
5 mins	2026-03-29 16:17:23.356Z	181.552° SSW	2026-03-29 16:19:23.356Z	251.541° W	42.86°	2026-03-29 16:22:23.356Z	340.263° N

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MAKERSAT 0, 43016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T11:52:03.676Z)

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

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