AEHF 4 (USA 288), 43651
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEHF 4 (USA 288), 43651 is a payload satellite owned by USAF MCSW (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 17 Oct 2018 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
A2100M, BT-4/AJ-EP?
Mass
6,200 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 27 m
Radar Cross Section
35.027 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 AEHF 4 (USA 288)
1 43651U 18079A 25184.90953280 -.00000262 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 43651 1.4659 347.3609 0046881 4.5922 190.1350 1.00272946 24801Epoch: 2025-07-03T21:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T21:49:43.633Z)
Latitude
-0.36753°
Longitude
-67.60968°
Altitude
35,979.66 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 07m 57s
True Declination
0° 22' 02"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-1.25815°
Longitude
40.09461°
Altitude
35,693.213 km
Speed
3.081 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 36m 30s
Apparent Declination
-7° 26' 03"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:50:12
Azimuth
131.158° SE
Elevation
29.072°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2018 (2018-10-17 UTC)
AEHF 4 (USA 288) 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-07-04 05:00:49.376Z | 131.171° SE | 2025-07-04 14:58:49.376Z | 128.115° SE | 27.136° | 2025-07-05 05:00:49.376Z | 131.156° SE |
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