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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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

16.786 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ICESAT-2
1 43613U 18070A   25243.21409274  .00005713  00000-0  20723-3 0  9991
2 43613  91.9933 212.8486 0002617 177.2937 182.8327 15.28309071388170

Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:08:17.612Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

156.13797°

Altitude

485.861 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 11m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

09:16:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.468 km

Perigee altitude

475.879 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.81 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

91.9933°

RAAN

212.8486°

Arg. of periapsis

177.2937°

True anomaly

182.83122°

Mean anomaly

182.8327°

Eccentric anomaly

182.83196°

Mean motion

3.82345 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00020723

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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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 22:32:26.078Z	185.086° SSW	2025-08-31 22:35:26.078Z	230.397° WSW	39.702°	2025-08-31 22:38:26.078Z	344.581° N
4 mins	2025-09-01 10:00:26.078Z	43.927° NE	2025-09-01 10:02:26.078Z	97.901° ESE	25.63°	2025-09-01 10:04:26.078Z	142.961° SSE