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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

16.786 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ICESAT-2
1 43613U 18070A   25217.21903113  .00003292  00000-0  11949-3 0  9993
2 43613  91.9893 205.8783 0003730  22.7925 337.3489 15.28269924384203

Epoch: 2025-08-05T05:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-05T05:15:24.289Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

173.01181°

Altitude

481.823 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 43m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

26.13492°

Longitude

-5.92197°

Altitude

486.133 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 21m 15s

Apparent Declination

-19° 18' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:44:06

Azimuth

249.329° W

Elevation

-5.474°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

480.348 km

Perigee altitude

475.233 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.927 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

91.9893°

RAAN

205.8783°

Arg. of periapsis

22.7925°

True anomaly

337.33243°

Mean anomaly

337.3489°

Eccentric anomaly

337.34067°

Mean motion

3.82335 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00011949

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

SURFSAT, 43614 (Decayed)

CP-7 DAVE, 43615 (Decayed)

ELFIN B, 43616 (Decayed)

ELFIN A, 43617 (Decayed)

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.
4 mins	2025-08-06 00:16:06.795Z	240.36° WSW	2025-08-06 00:17:06.795Z	267.351° W	23.501°	2025-08-06 00:20:06.795Z	327.893° NNW
6 mins	2025-08-06 11:41:06.795Z	12.303° NNE	2025-08-06 11:43:06.795Z	42.711° NE	41.02°	2025-08-06 11:47:06.795Z	178.972° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out ICESAT-2, 43613 on other resources

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