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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 MAKERSAT 0
1 43016U 17073D   25243.59998678  .00021564  00000-0  82341-3 0  9998
2 43016  97.5053 121.0532 0139754 211.4172 147.8660 15.17931067422321

Epoch: 2025-08-31T14:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T14:23:58.857Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-74.95964°

Altitude

597.114 km

Speed

7.516 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 04m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

14:14:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

605.318 km

Perigee altitude

412.815 km

Semi-major axis

6,887.203 km

Eccentricity

0.01398

Inclination

97.5053°

RAAN

121.0532°

Arg. of periapsis

211.4172°

True anomaly

148.70537°

Mean anomaly

147.866°

Eccentric anomaly

148.28692°

Mean motion

3.79733 °/min

Orbital period

94.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00082341

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

NOAA 20, 43013

BUCCANEER RMM, 43014 (Decayed)

MIRATA, 43015

AO-91, 43017

EAGLESAT 1, 43018

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	2025-09-01 05:13:04.431Z	348.493° N	2025-09-01 05:15:04.431Z	301.418° NW	31.396°	2025-09-01 05:18:04.431Z	221.58° SW
6 mins	2025-09-01 15:51:04.431Z	160.012° S	2025-09-01 15:54:04.431Z	28.975° NE	43.625°	2025-09-01 15:57:04.431Z	351.819° N