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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
6 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, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
19.777 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 SAOCOM 1-A
1 43641U 18076A   25192.14026092  .00000224  00000-0  34724-4 0  9995
2 43641  97.8887  18.7735 0001416  91.7044 268.4331 14.82159067365582
Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T03:21:58.543Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
38.98312°
Altitude
625.569 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 15m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-63.82047°
Longitude
-157.0515°
Altitude
647.814 km
Speed
7.532 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 36m 20s
Apparent Declination
-53° 46' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:37:22
Azimuth
210.823° SW
Elevation
-72.932°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
620.546 km
Perigee altitude
618.564 km
Semi-major axis
6,997.692 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
97.8887°
RAAN
18.7735°
Arg. of periapsis
91.7044°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
268.4331°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.70775 °/min
Orbital period
97.09 mins
BSTAR
0.000034724
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6 mins2025-07-11 11:36:40.538Z118.29° SE2025-07-11 11:39:40.538Z69.446° E22.122°2025-07-11 11:42:40.538Z19.352° NNE
5 mins2025-07-11 13:13:40.538Z220.466° SW2025-07-11 13:15:40.538Z261.864° W25.337°2025-07-11 13:18:40.538Z317.084° NNW
7 mins2025-07-12 01:00:40.538Z29.071° NE2025-07-12 01:03:40.538Z100.994° ESE37.78°2025-07-12 01:07:40.538Z175.69° S
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