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.
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Embed this page
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
43641 intel report (Beta)
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Create New Watchlist
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
Unknown / ARGNRelated business
Manufacturer
INVAP
Mission
Operational Civil Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
SAOCOM, Unknown motor
Mass
3,000 kg wet, ~2,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 10.0 m
Radar Cross Section
19.777 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 SAOCOM 1-A
1 43641U 18076A 25318.31748220 .00001096 00000-0 14414-3 0 9999
2 43641 97.8862 143.1520 0001364 91.3286 268.8083 14.82167401384272Epoch: 2025-11-14T07:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-14T07:37:10.462Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-24.8043°
Altitude
625.536 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 32m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:26:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
620.483 km
Perigee altitude
618.574 km
Semi-major axis
6,997.665 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
97.8862°
RAAN
143.152°
Arg. of periapsis
91.3286°
True anomaly
268.79267°
Mean anomaly
268.8083°
Eccentric anomaly
268.80049°
Mean motion
3.70778 °/min
Orbital period
97.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00014414
Loading maneuver chart data...
Computing Atmospheric mass density...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2018 (2018-10-08 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
Did you know?
You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SAOCOM 1-A Visibility forecast
Loading observer location...
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 | 2025-11-15 00:24:18.387Z | 46.479° ENE | 2025-11-15 00:27:18.387Z | 91.652° ESE | 19.148° | 2025-11-15 00:30:18.387Z | 139.273° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-15 02:01:18.387Z | 339.86° N | 2025-11-15 02:03:18.387Z | 299.115° NW | 28.181° | 2025-11-15 02:07:18.387Z | 227.041° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-15 11:20:18.387Z | 89.763° E | 2025-11-15 11:22:18.387Z | 57.833° ENE | 15.164° | 2025-11-15 11:24:18.387Z | 29.576° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-15 12:55:18.387Z | 199.636° SSW | 2025-11-15 12:57:18.387Z | 246.498° WSW | 34.792° | 2025-11-15 13:01:18.387Z | 332.159° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order |
|---|
CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
Authenticating...
Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order |
|---|