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

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

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 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 15.53 m

Radar Cross Section

39.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 FALCON 9 R/B
1 43563U 18059B   25169.52732999  .00057542  00000-0  12292-2 0  9994
2 43563  26.9837 330.5951 4382106 107.4090 304.0372  6.82673051131731

Epoch: 2025-06-18T12:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T12:39:21.311Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-126.25175°

Altitude

4,531.402 km

Speed

6.255 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 02m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-25.02532°

Longitude

118.83359°

Altitude

7,829.314 km

Speed

4.708 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 58m 41s

Apparent Declination

-51° 11' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:02:33

Azimuth

189.935° SSW

Elevation

-2.163°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

10,508.696 km

Perigee altitude

218.146 km

Semi-major axis

11,741.558 km

Eccentricity

0.43821

Inclination

26.9837°

RAAN

330.5951°

Arg. of periapsis

107.409°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

304.0372°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.7059 °/min

Orbital period

211.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0012292

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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.
28 mins	2025-06-19 09:18:26.626Z	183.062° SSW	2025-06-19 09:35:26.626Z	164.164° S	12.82°	2025-06-19 09:46:26.626Z	143.086° SSE
16 mins	2025-06-19 13:20:26.626Z	217.839° SW	2025-06-19 13:31:26.626Z	181.454° SSW	19.615°	2025-06-19 13:36:26.626Z	139.193° SSE

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