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ICESAT-2, 43613

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ICESAT-2, 43613 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 15 Sep 2018 UTC via a DELTA 7420-10C 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

43613, 2018-070A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS SSG Gilbert

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

LEOSTAR-3, AOCS

Mass

1,580 kg wet, 1,402 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-09-15 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7420-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 5.5 m

Radar Cross Section

16.786 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ICESAT-2
1 43613U 18070A   25346.99838664  .00015943  00000-0  57912-3 0  9995
2 43613  92.0043 240.8069 0002293 139.7557 220.3863 15.28245993404021

Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:57:40.605Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

159.45574°

Altitude

485.455 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 03m 13s

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

11:33:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.434 km

Perigee altitude

476.29 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.999 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

92.0043°

RAAN

240.8069°

Arg. of periapsis

139.7557°

True anomaly

220.36928°

Mean anomaly

220.3863°

Eccentric anomaly

220.37779°

Mean motion

3.82329 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00057912

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2018 (2018-09-15 UTC)

ELFIN B, 43616 (Decayed)

ELFIN A, 43617 (Decayed)

SURFSAT, 43614 (Decayed)

CP-7 DAVE, 43615 (Decayed)

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ICESAT-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.
6 mins	2025-12-13 17:22:39.101Z	171.822° S	2025-12-13 17:25:39.101Z	9.916° NNE	43.497°	2025-12-13 17:28:39.101Z	356.387° N

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ICESAT-2, 43613

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:57:40.605Z)

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2018 (2018-09-15 UTC)

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