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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

43477, 2018-047B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ADS/Bremen

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

FLEXBUS, N2 AOCS

Mass

600 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-05-22 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Half Hex Poly, 1.9 m

Radar Cross Section

5.603 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GRACE-FO 2
1 43477U 18047B   26091.18821125  .00005414  00000-0  14517-3 0  9996
2 43477  88.9939 208.5209 0013241  59.8316 300.4249 15.37688890437968

Epoch: 2026-04-01T04:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T04:31:01.451Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-48.78978°

Altitude

451.592 km

Speed

7.644 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 54m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:07:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

458.771 km

Perigee altitude

440.689 km

Semi-major axis

6,827.867 km

Eccentricity

0.00132

Inclination

88.9939°

RAAN

208.5209°

Arg. of periapsis

59.8316°

True anomaly

300.29395°

Mean anomaly

300.4249°

Eccentric anomaly

300.35944°

Mean motion

3.84694 °/min

Orbital period

93.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00014517

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FALCON 9 DEB, 43483 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-04-02 08:46:21.680Z	225.549° WSW	2026-04-02 08:48:21.680Z	278.492° WNW	24.773°	2026-04-02 08:50:21.680Z	326.153° NNW

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GRACE-FO 2, 43477

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T04:31:01.451Z)

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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2018 (2018-05-22 UTC)

GRACE-FO 2 Visibility forecast

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