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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

3 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

5.252 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 CFOSAT
1 43662U 18083A   25199.85627456  .00003125  00000-0  16512-3 0  9999
2 43662  97.3629 209.1712 0002781  92.4630 267.6922 15.16211910372017

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:33:02.121Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-35.98937°

Altitude

520.466 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 56m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-38.84343°

Longitude

-29.92836°

Altitude

533.447 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 40m 26s

Apparent Declination

-72° 03' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:20:24

Azimuth

156.689° SSE

Elevation

-39.13°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

516.188 km

Perigee altitude

512.354 km

Semi-major axis

6,892.408 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

97.3629°

RAAN

209.1712°

Arg. of periapsis

92.463°

True anomaly

267.66036°

Mean anomaly

267.6922°

Eccentric anomaly

267.67628°

Mean motion

3.79303 °/min

Orbital period

94.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00016512

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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

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-18 23:51:47.195Z	116.787° SE	2025-07-18 23:54:47.195Z	61.187° ENE	19.25°	2025-07-18 23:56:47.195Z	25.402° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 01:26:47.195Z	227.587° WSW	2025-07-19 01:28:47.195Z	274.584° WNW	21.799°	2025-07-19 01:30:47.195Z	312.653° NW
5 mins	2025-07-19 12:58:47.195Z	51.372° ENE	2025-07-19 13:00:47.195Z	107.025° ESE	27.289°	2025-07-19 13:03:47.195Z	160.876° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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