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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

National Commission for Space Activities (Unknown / ARGN)

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

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

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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 01:30:05.326Z	7.07° NNE	2025-07-19 01:34:05.326Z	239.656° WSW	42.262°	2025-07-19 01:37:05.326Z	202.22° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-19 12:25:05.326Z	160.714° S	2025-07-19 12:27:05.326Z	139.316° SSE	43.299°	2025-07-19 12:31:05.326Z	350.157° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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