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CFOSAT, 43662

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CFOSAT, 43662 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43662, 2018-083A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000, Unknown motor

Mass

700 kg wet, 700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-29 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

5.252 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 CFOSAT
1 43662U 18083A   25181.90480058  .00002862  00000-0  15189-3 0  9997
2 43662  97.3622 191.7513 0002446 110.8920 249.2575 15.16111309369297

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:42:54.77Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-53.18482°

Altitude

521.291 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-21.95995°

Longitude

-50.02675°

Altitude

527.134 km

Speed

7.598 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 31m 35s

Apparent Declination

-72° 28' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:59:20

Azimuth

195.574° SSW

Elevation

-28.003°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

516.262 km

Perigee altitude

512.89 km

Semi-major axis

6,892.713 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

97.3622°

RAAN

191.7513°

Arg. of periapsis

110.892°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

249.2575°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79278 °/min

Orbital period

94.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00015189

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)

OBJECT B, 43663 (Decayed)

OBJECT C, 43664 (Decayed)

OBJECT D, 43665 (Decayed)

OBJECT E, 43666 (Decayed)

CZ-2C R/B, 43667 (Decayed)

OBJECT G, 43668 (Decayed)

OBJECT H, 43669 (Decayed)

CFOSAT Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
4 mins	2025-07-01 14:08:12.954Z	329.333° NNW	2025-07-01 14:09:12.954Z	303.878° NW	26.803°	2025-07-01 14:12:12.954Z	231.631° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-02 00:47:12.954Z	172.626° S	2025-07-02 00:49:12.954Z	273.207° WNW	44.668°	2025-07-02 00:52:12.954Z	345.528° N

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