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SAOCOM 1-A, 43641

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAOCOM 1-A, 43641 is a payload satellite owned by CONAE Tabanera (AR) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 08 Oct 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

43641, 2018-076A

Orbit

SSO

Country

AR / ARGN

Related business

National Commission for Space Activities (AR)

Manufacturer

INVAP

Mission

Operational Civil Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

SAOCOM, Unknown motor

Mass

3,000 kg wet, ~2,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-08 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 10.0 m

Radar Cross Section

19.777 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 SAOCOM 1-A
1 43641U 18076A   26223.83221921  .00000439  00000-0  61718-4 0  9996
2 43641  97.8894  49.7765 0001556  85.1304 275.0086 14.82165800424341

Epoch: 2026-08-11T19:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-11T19:58:23.739Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

149.88275°

Altitude

625.426 km

Speed

7.546 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 19m 06s

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

14:09:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

620.622 km

Perigee altitude

618.445 km

Semi-major axis

6,997.671 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.8894°

RAAN

49.7765°

Arg. of periapsis

85.1304°

True anomaly

274.99084°

Mean anomaly

275.0086°

Eccentric anomaly

274.99972°

Mean motion

3.70777 °/min

Orbital period

97.09 mins

BSTAR

0.000061718

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SAOCOM 1-A 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.
8 mins	2026-08-12 01:23:48.651Z	10.961° NNE	2026-08-12 01:27:48.651Z	237.585° WSW	44.704°	2026-08-12 01:31:48.651Z	196.054° SSW
6 mins	2026-08-12 12:18:48.651Z	154.131° SSE	2026-08-12 12:21:48.651Z	47.368° ENE	42.533°	2026-08-12 12:24:48.651Z	354.586° N

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SAOCOM 1-A, 43641

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-11T19:58:23.739Z)

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2018 (2018-10-08 UTC)

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