H-2A DEB, 43068

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A DEB, 43068 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 23 Dec 2017 UTC launched from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

43068, 2017-082D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-12-23 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trunc Cone, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.533 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB
1 43068U 17082D   25187.39524054  .00041253  00000-0  85298-3 0  9994
2 43068  97.9970 330.8394 0083084  63.8704 297.1059 15.41976844409921

Epoch: 2025-07-06T09:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T09:29:08.782Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-96.06673°

Altitude

417.936 km

Speed

7.675 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 03m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.83199°

Longitude

85.63683°

Altitude

461.617 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 54m 35s

Apparent Declination

-57° 08' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:41:02

Azimuth

194.274° SSW

Elevation

-9.606°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.863 km

Perigee altitude

380.613 km

Semi-major axis

6,815.375 km

Eccentricity

0.00831

Inclination

97.997°

RAAN

330.8394°

Arg. of periapsis

63.8704°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

297.1059°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.85752 °/min

Orbital period

93.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00085298

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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)

GCOM-C, 43065

SLATS, 43066 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 43067 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 43069

H-2A DEB 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.
4 mins	2025-07-07 08:59:52.373Z	115.876° SE	2025-07-07 09:01:52.373Z	62.91° ENE	20.673°	2025-07-07 09:03:52.373Z	18.822° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-07 21:52:52.373Z	57.555° ENE	2025-07-07 21:54:52.373Z	110.985° ESE	21.16°	2025-07-07 21:56:52.373Z	150.318° SSE

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