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
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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 7.96931189164117Epoch: 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
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:47:07
Azimuth
101.42° ESE
Elevation
-50.076°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2018 (2018-03-06 UTC)
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. |
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| 86 mins | 2025-07-08 07:54:41.412Z | 273.791° WNW | 2025-07-08 08:42:41.412Z | 219.317° SW | 34.089° | 2025-07-08 09:20:41.412Z | 159.776° S |
| 14 mins | 2025-07-08 22:23:41.412Z | 141.196° SSE | 2025-07-08 22:28:41.412Z | 119.63° SE | 14.047° | 2025-07-08 22:37:41.412Z | 96.805° ESE |
| 64 mins | 2025-07-09 01:26:41.412Z | 222.498° SW | 2025-07-09 01:40:41.412Z | 157.003° SSE | 38.894° | 2025-07-09 02:30:41.412Z | 92.22° ESE |
| 91 mins | 2025-07-09 04:37:41.412Z | 260.033° W | 2025-07-09 05:10:41.412Z | 188.322° SSW | 41.851° | 2025-07-09 06:08:41.412Z | 120.943° SE |
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