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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 MAKERSAT 0
1 43016U 17073D   25181.92868924  .00014000  00000-0  55169-3 0  9991
2 43016  97.5163  59.9062 0147142  66.6125 295.0505 15.16156503412975

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:17:18.75Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

166.34663°

Altitude

478.818 km

Speed

7.649 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 59m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.92793°

Longitude

1.06734°

Altitude

465.073 km

Speed

7.675 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 07m 10s

Apparent Declination

22° 13' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:31:05

Azimuth

322.206° NNW

Elevation

-17.994°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

615.863 km

Perigee altitude

413.026 km

Semi-major axis

6,892.581 km

Eccentricity

0.01471

Inclination

97.5163°

RAAN

59.9062°

Arg. of periapsis

66.6125°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

295.0505°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79289 °/min

Orbital period

94.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00055169

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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

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	2025-07-01 15:50:43.794Z	160.983° S	2025-07-01 15:52:43.794Z	138.385° SSE	41.435°	2025-07-01 15:55:43.794Z	352.123° N
5 mins	2025-07-02 04:56:43.794Z	0.716° NNE	2025-07-02 04:58:43.794Z	300.54° NW	41.8°	2025-07-02 05:01:43.794Z	204.723° SW

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