FALCON 9 R/B, 43563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCON 9 R/B, 43563 is space debris originally from a launch on Sun, 22 Jul 2018 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

43563, 2018-059B

Orbit

Active

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

F9ST2, Unknown motor

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-07-22 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 8.0 m

Radar Cross Section

39.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 FALCON 9 R/B
1 43563U 18059B   26262.08058696  .00105978 -43995-6  97032-3 0  9995
2 43563  26.9797 258.5240 4033124 347.5193   4.8938  7.51428646164453

Epoch: 2026-09-19T01:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T01:56:02.713Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-128.48169°

Altitude

236.332 km

Speed

9.183 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 14m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

11:54:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

9,078.215 km

Perigee altitude

193.895 km

Semi-major axis

11,014.192 km

Eccentricity

0.40331

Inclination

26.9797°

RAAN

258.524°

Arg. of periapsis

347.5193°

True anomaly

12.52026°

Mean anomaly

4.8938°

Eccentric anomaly

8.18283°

Mean motion

1.87765 °/min

Orbital period

191.73 mins

BSTAR

0.00097032

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FALCON 9 R/B 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.
25 mins	2026-09-20 03:39:26.000Z	199.479° SSW	2026-09-20 03:45:26.000Z	143.08° SSE	32.741°	2026-09-20 04:04:26.000Z	91.766° ESE
70 mins	2026-09-20 06:59:26.000Z	249.502° W	2026-09-20 07:13:26.000Z	177.716° S	58.566°	2026-09-20 08:09:26.000Z	114.802° SE
93 mins	2026-09-20 10:24:26.000Z	266.073° W	2026-09-20 10:56:26.000Z	209.783° SW	43.591°	2026-09-20 11:57:26.000Z	152.835° SSE
36 mins	2026-09-20 14:25:26.000Z	249.078° W	2026-09-20 14:42:26.000Z	235.305° WSW	12.011°	2026-09-20 15:01:26.000Z	218.966° SW

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FALCON 9 R/B, 43563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T01:56:02.713Z)

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