GRACE-FO 2, 43477
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GRACE-FO 2, 43477 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 22 May 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
ADS/Bremen
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
FLEXBUS, N2 AOCS
Mass
600 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Half Hex Poly, 1.9 m
Radar Cross Section
5.603 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 GRACE-FO 2
1 43477U 18047B 25328.11967215 .00005045 00000-0 14156-3 0 9991
2 43477 88.9869 226.1952 0011047 174.3058 185.8324 15.36295234418298Epoch: 2025-11-24T02:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-24T02:52:19.673Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
119.78902°
Altitude
467.807 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 04m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:08:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
461.41 km
Perigee altitude
446.315 km
Semi-major axis
6,832 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
88.9869°
RAAN
226.1952°
Arg. of periapsis
174.3058°
True anomaly
185.81955°
Mean anomaly
185.8324°
Eccentric anomaly
185.82598°
Mean motion
3.84345 °/min
Orbital period
93.67 mins
BSTAR
0.00014156
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2018 (2018-05-22 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GRACE-FO 2 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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| 4 mins | 2025-11-24 17:04:47.333Z | 126.766° SE | 2025-11-24 17:06:47.333Z | 89.103° E | 18.907° | 2025-11-24 17:08:47.333Z | 44.561° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-25 06:01:47.333Z | 331.662° NNW | 2025-11-25 06:03:47.333Z | 249.055° W | 33.116° | 2025-11-25 06:05:47.333Z | 206.636° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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