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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
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
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, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.135 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 PODSAT
1 43229U 18023B   25186.91746969  .00055967  00000-0  60020-3 0  9990
2 43229  26.8422 154.3775 3786264 300.8363  27.3129  7.96931189164117
Epoch: 2025-07-05T22:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T22:01:09.381Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-100.06023°
Altitude
1,218.417 km
Speed
8.204 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 17m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-21.63667°
Longitude
126.34469°
Altitude
1,865.69 km
Speed
7.687 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 22m 31s
Apparent Declination
-36° 07' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:47:07
Azimuth
101.42° ESE
Elevation
-50.076°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
8,222.918 km
Perigee altitude
202.841 km
Semi-major axis
10,591.016 km
Eccentricity
0.37863
Inclination
26.8422°
RAAN
154.3775°
Arg. of periapsis
300.8363°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
27.3129°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
1.9913 °/min
Orbital period
180.79 mins
BSTAR
0.0006002
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86 mins2025-07-08 07:54:41.412Z273.791° WNW2025-07-08 08:42:41.412Z219.317° SW34.089°2025-07-08 09:20:41.412Z159.776° S
14 mins2025-07-08 22:23:41.412Z141.196° SSE2025-07-08 22:28:41.412Z119.63° SE14.047°2025-07-08 22:37:41.412Z96.805° ESE
64 mins2025-07-09 01:26:41.412Z222.498° SW2025-07-09 01:40:41.412Z157.003° SSE38.894°2025-07-09 02:30:41.412Z92.22° ESE
91 mins2025-07-09 04:37:41.412Z260.033° W2025-07-09 05:10:41.412Z188.322° SSW41.851°2025-07-09 06:08:41.412Z120.943° SE
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