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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

43229, 2018-023B

Orbit

Active

Country

Related business

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)

Manufacturer

NovaWurks

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

SIMPL, Unknown motor

Mass

~90 kg wet, ~90 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-06 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.135 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 PODSAT
1 43229U 18023B   25241.46439093  .00086336  00000-0  97490-3 0  9994
2 43229  26.8309  41.1972 3743955 129.8504 269.6343  8.04655096168482

Epoch: 2025-08-29T11:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T11:08:43.376Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-103.89617°

Altitude

5,516.897 km

Speed

5.398 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 44m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

15:39:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

8,084.846 km

Perigee altitude

205.199 km

Semi-major axis

10,523.159 km

Eccentricity

0.3744

Inclination

26.8309°

RAAN

41.1972°

Arg. of periapsis

129.8504°

True anomaly

230.19284°

Mean anomaly

269.6343°

Eccentric anomaly

249.53668°

Mean motion

2.01059 °/min

Orbital period

179.05 mins

BSTAR

0.0009749

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PODSAT 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.
46 mins	2025-08-31 10:24:56.668Z	200.517° SSW	2025-08-31 10:55:56.668Z	161.254° S	22.239°	2025-08-31 11:10:56.668Z	116.308° SE
26 mins	2025-08-31 13:54:56.668Z	231.413° WSW	2025-08-31 14:13:56.668Z	181.707° SSW	29.121°	2025-08-31 14:20:56.668Z	121.869° SE
5 mins	2025-08-31 17:20:56.668Z	236.097° WSW	2025-08-31 17:23:56.668Z	206.926° SW	16.867°	2025-08-31 17:25:56.668Z	174.171° S