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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
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
1
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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