PODSAT, 43229
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PODSAT, 43229 is a payload satellite owned by DARPA (US) that was launched on Tue, 06 Mar 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NovaWurks
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
SIMPL, Unknown motor
Mass
~90 kg wet, ~90 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.135 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago
TLE from 4 hours ago
0 PODSAT
1 43229U 18023B 26126.51600205 .00070523 -85723-6 58363-3 0 9997
2 43229 26.8360 212.9170 3512579 325.3545 16.1015 8.51083129189210Epoch: 2026-05-06T12:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T12:23:02.577Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
162.78078°
Altitude
513.656 km
Speed
8.738 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 11m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:19:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
7,319.636 km
Perigee altitude
198.196 km
Semi-major axis
10,137.053 km
Eccentricity
0.35126
Inclination
26.836°
RAAN
212.917°
Arg. of periapsis
325.3545°
True anomaly
34.69088°
Mean anomaly
16.1015°
Eccentric anomaly
24.42275°
Mean motion
2.12655 °/min
Orbital period
169.29 mins
BSTAR
0.00058363
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2018 (2018-03-06 UTC)
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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. |
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| 42 mins | 2026-05-06 16:21:38.834Z | 207.264° SW | 2026-05-06 16:21:38.834Z | 207.264° SW | 36.241° | 2026-05-06 17:03:38.834Z | 147.915° SSE |
| 46 mins | 2026-05-06 19:09:38.834Z | 261.532° W | 2026-05-06 19:34:38.834Z | 232.887° WSW | 16.715° | 2026-05-06 19:55:38.834Z | 202.074° SSW |
| 22 mins | 2026-05-07 08:16:38.834Z | 175.013° S | 2026-05-07 08:22:38.834Z | 133.406° SE | 22.898° | 2026-05-07 08:38:38.834Z | 90.705° ESE |
| 56 mins | 2026-05-07 11:10:38.834Z | 238.879° WSW | 2026-05-07 11:24:38.834Z | 165.087° S | 40.096° | 2026-05-07 12:06:38.834Z | 101.041° ESE |
| 76 mins | 2026-05-07 14:10:38.834Z | 263.625° W | 2026-05-07 14:37:38.834Z | 196.406° SSW | 39.758° | 2026-05-07 15:26:38.834Z | 130.859° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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