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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
19 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 (7 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 19 hours ago
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   25128.60128405  .00008157  00000-0  42445-3 0  9990
2 43017  97.5288   0.1871 0172759 275.6069  82.5478 15.04234901404404
Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:25:50.941Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-82.94458°
Altitude
543.427 km
Speed
7.598 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 00m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-47.36689°
Longitude
-73.96737°
Altitude
478.881 km
Speed
7.676 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 08m 50s
Apparent Declination
-49° 58' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:32:07
Azimuth
123.884° SE
Elevation
-63.04°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
670.55 km
Perigee altitude
431.142 km
Semi-major axis
6,928.983 km
Eccentricity
0.0172759
Inclination
97.5288°
RAAN
0.1871°
Arg. of periapsis
275.6069°
True anomaly
84.51588°
Mean anomaly
82.5478°
Eccentric anomaly
83.53133°
Mean motion
3.76304 °/min
BSTAR
0.00042445
Orbital period
95.67 mins
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6 mins2025-05-09 14:31:48.413Z111.314° ESE2025-05-09 14:34:48.413Z58.623° ENE20.955°2025-05-09 14:37:48.413Z16.523° NNE
6 mins2025-05-09 16:06:48.413Z216.737° SW2025-05-09 16:08:48.413Z259.812° W27.464°2025-05-09 16:12:48.413Z326.727° NNW
6 mins2025-05-10 03:44:48.413Z40.234° NE2025-05-10 03:47:48.413Z112.857° SE30.899°2025-05-10 03:50:48.413Z162.804° S
5 mins2025-05-10 05:19:48.413Z326.547° NNW2025-05-10 05:21:48.413Z293.809° NW18.501°2025-05-10 05:24:48.413Z248.933° W
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