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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
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
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 (7 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, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
19.777 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 SAOCOM 1-A
1 43641U 18076A   25199.83642496  .00000339  00000-0  49107-4 0  9998
2 43641  97.8891  26.3585 0001423  92.3672 267.7704 14.82164894366724
Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:04:27.116Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
148.36335°
Altitude
625.563 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 45m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-54.13079°
Longitude
159.4743°
Altitude
644.359 km
Speed
7.534 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 03m 40s
Apparent Declination
-48° 54' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:51:38
Azimuth
228.956° WSW
Elevation
-74.369°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
620.532 km
Perigee altitude
618.541 km
Semi-major axis
6,997.673 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
97.8891°
RAAN
26.3585°
Arg. of periapsis
92.3672°
True anomaly
267.75411°
Mean anomaly
267.7704°
Eccentric anomaly
267.76225°
Mean motion
3.70777 °/min
Orbital period
97.09 mins
BSTAR
0.000049107
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