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
Country
USRelated business
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, 13.5 m
Radar Cross Section
35.027 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 AEHF 4 (USA 288)
1 43651U 18079A 26098.15598044 -.00000273 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 43651 1.4231 357.7732 0063706 359.0390 188.2473 1.00273794 27596Epoch: 2026-04-08T03:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T03:44:36.710Z)
Latitude
-0.1883°
Longitude
-67.61292°
Altitude
36,052.309 km
Speed
3.055 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 19m 50s
True Declination
0° 11' 17"
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
15:54:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,055.719 km
Perigee altitude
35,518.483 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.238 km
Eccentricity
0.00637
Inclination
1.4231°
RAAN
357.7732°
Arg. of periapsis
359.039°
True anomaly
188.1434°
Mean anomaly
188.2473°
Eccentric anomaly
188.19527°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2018 (2018-10-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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 | 2026-04-08 09:48:00.472Z | 131.53° SE | 2026-04-08 21:27:00.472Z | 127.971° SE | 27.005° | 2026-04-09 09:48:00.472Z | 131.519° SE |
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