ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 43227

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B, 43227 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Thu, 01 Mar 2018 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

43227, 2018-022B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

ULA Decatur

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CENTAUR SEC, RL10C-1

Mass

~2,020 kg wet, 2,020 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-01 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 11.7 m

Radar Cross Section

32.260 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B
1 43227U 18022B   25118.65196183 -.00000135  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 43227   9.9084  50.6920 4966185   4.9298 358.4590  1.88585800 49328

Epoch: 2025-04-28T15:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T15:38:49.502Z)

Latitude

-0.00013°

Longitude

-40.92996°

Altitude

7,538.492 km

Speed

6.548 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 22m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-3.71741°

Longitude

160.7679°

Altitude

33,360.638 km

Speed

2.379 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 11m 15s

Apparent Declination

-8° 52' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:33:37

Azimuth

69.579° E

Elevation

-35.451°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,041.891 km

Perigee altitude

7,553.32 km

Semi-major axis

27,675.743 km

Eccentricity

0.4966185

Inclination

9.9084°

RAAN

50.692°

Arg. of periapsis

4.9298°

True anomaly

354.72642°

Mean anomaly

358.459°

Eccentric anomaly

356.94014°

Mean motion

0.47141 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

763.67 mins

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ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 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.
306 mins	2025-04-30 07:34:09.934Z	260.482° W	2025-04-30 09:18:09.934Z	248.271° W	19.949°	2025-04-30 12:40:09.934Z	250.827° W
72 mins	2025-04-30 17:42:09.934Z	222.26° SW	2025-04-30 18:24:09.934Z	170.015° S	21.143°	2025-04-30 18:54:09.934Z	117.113° SE

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