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AO-91, 43017

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AO-91, 43017 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
43017, 2017-073E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Vanderbilt U
Mission
Operational Amateur Tech/Com
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 13 hours ago
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   25181.87120612  .00006833  00000-0  34684-3 0  9995
2 43017  97.5210  52.1038 0173284  94.0886 268.0167 15.05008912412413
Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:54:32.208Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
179.2948°
Altitude
560.78 km
Speed
7.578 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 28m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
67.89017°
Longitude
18.68734°
Altitude
449.269 km
Speed
7.712 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 49m 15s
Apparent Declination
24° 22' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:47:38
Azimuth
330.674° NNW
Elevation
-19.745°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
668.495 km
Perigee altitude
428.441 km
Semi-major axis
6,926.605 km
Eccentricity
0.01733
Inclination
97.521°
RAAN
52.1038°
Arg. of periapsis
94.0886°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
268.0167°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76498 °/min
Orbital period
95.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00034684
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4 mins2025-07-01 14:37:14.304Z106.119° ESE2025-07-01 14:39:14.304Z62.016° ENE18.706°2025-07-01 14:41:14.304Z24.321° NE
5 mins2025-07-02 03:48:14.304Z44.711° NE2025-07-02 03:50:14.304Z107.054° ESE30.082°2025-07-02 03:53:14.304Z166.265° S
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