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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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
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T22:45:01.659Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2018 (2018-03-06 UTC)
PODSAT Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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24 mins | 2025-07-19 22:58:07.424Z | 200.427° SSW | 2025-07-19 23:04:07.424Z | 145.245° SSE | 27.881° | 2025-07-19 23:22:07.424Z | 92.63° ESE |
61 mins | 2025-07-20 02:06:07.424Z | 248.216° W | 2025-07-20 02:19:07.424Z | 178.512° S | 40.092° | 2025-07-20 03:07:07.424Z | 112.415° ESE |
81 mins | 2025-07-20 05:19:07.424Z | 264.103° W | 2025-07-20 05:47:07.424Z | 204.776° SW | 35.478° | 2025-07-20 06:40:07.424Z | 147.587° SSE |
55 mins | 2025-07-20 08:51:07.424Z | 256.853° W | 2025-07-20 09:18:07.424Z | 229.406° WSW | 16.319° | 2025-07-20 09:46:07.424Z | 199.556° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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