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CARBONITE 2, 43115

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CARBONITE 2, 43115 is a UK payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Fri, 12 Jan 2018 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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
43115, 2018-004E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CBNT, Unknown motor
Mass
100 kg wet, 100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-01-12 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
PSLV-XL
Launch site
Sirharikota (SRI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + Cyl, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
1.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 CARBONITE 2
1 43115U 18004E   25121.93872399  .00554661  13884-3  10530-2 0  9993
2 43115  97.2068 205.0300 0006125 219.4102 140.6732 16.00694748407606
Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:31:45.752Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
6.98687°
Altitude
278.851 km
Speed
7.738 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 40m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-42.95955°
Longitude
-179.49299°
Altitude
284.313 km
Speed
7.738 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 26m 13s
Apparent Declination
-41° 54' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:38:24
Azimuth
253.673° W
Elevation
-80.756°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
273.416 km
Perigee altitude
265.272 km
Semi-major axis
6,647.481 km
Eccentricity
0.0006125
Inclination
97.2068°
RAAN
205.03°
Arg. of periapsis
219.4102°
True anomaly
140.71765°
Mean anomaly
140.6732°
Eccentric anomaly
140.69543°
Mean motion
4.00458 °/min
BSTAR
0.001053
Orbital period
89.9 mins
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