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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
16 hours 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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.135 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 PODSAT
1 43229U 18023B   25199.94793587  .00065249  00000-0  72379-3 0  9999
2 43229  26.8362 127.5110 3777125 345.7031   6.0310  7.98459549165159
Epoch: 2025-07-18T22:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T22:45:01.659Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-150.73809°
Altitude
257.832 km
Speed
9.08 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 30m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
10.37527°
Longitude
6.70183°
Altitude
8,008.945 km
Speed
4.21 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 13m 36s
Apparent Declination
-4° 45' 36"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:52:17
Azimuth
308.478° NW
Elevation
-42.595°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
8,194.62 km
Perigee altitude
204.111 km
Semi-major axis
10,577.502 km
Eccentricity
0.37771
Inclination
26.8362°
RAAN
127.511°
Arg. of periapsis
345.7031°
True anomaly
14.33812°
Mean anomaly
6.031°
Eccentric anomaly
9.66389°
Mean motion
1.99512 °/min
Orbital period
180.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00072379
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