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NOVASAR 1, 43619

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOVASAR 1, 43619 is a payload satellite owned by SSTL (Astrium) (UK) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 16 Sep 2018 UTC via a PSLV launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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

43619, 2018-071B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Airbus Defense and Space (FR)

Manufacturer

SSTL (Astrium)

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

NOVASAR-S, XE

Mass

445 kg wet, 400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-09-16 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Tri Box, 1.7 m

Radar Cross Section

3.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 NOVASAR 1
1 43619U 18071B   26264.88775549 -.00000609  00000-0 -49115-4 0  9994
2 43619  97.4904 133.1671 0001821  82.3667 277.7762 14.96324228437399

Epoch: 2026-09-21T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T21:18:22.074Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

172.81399°

Altitude

581.15 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 52m 40s

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

21:17:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576.533 km

Perigee altitude

574 km

Semi-major axis

6,953.404 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

97.4904°

RAAN

133.1671°

Arg. of periapsis

82.3667°

True anomaly

277.75552°

Mean anomaly

277.7762°

Eccentric anomaly

277.76586°

Mean motion

3.74323 °/min

Orbital period

96.17 mins

BSTAR

-0.000049115

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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 2018 (2018-09-16 UTC)

PSLV R/B, 43620

SSTL S1-4, 43618

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NOVASAR 1 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.
7 mins	2026-09-22 04:17:08.044Z	8.598° NNE	2026-09-22 04:21:08.044Z	236.172° WSW	71.739°	2026-09-22 04:24:08.044Z	198.825° SSW
6 mins	2026-09-22 15:06:08.044Z	145.963° SSE	2026-09-22 15:08:08.044Z	102.068° ESE	53.546°	2026-09-22 15:12:08.044Z	357.964° N

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NOVASAR 1, 43619

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-21T21:18:22.074Z)

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