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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
9 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, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
5.252 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 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
9.74818°
Longitude
128.43045°
Altitude
519.114 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 57m 45s
Apparent Declination
-17° 28' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:00:45
Azimuth
73.939° E
Elevation
-44.686°
Doppler factor
1
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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Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-07-01 14:07:58.676Z333.593° NNW2025-07-01 14:09:58.676Z278.371° WNW27.31°2025-07-01 14:12:58.676Z225.06° WSW
5 mins2025-07-02 00:46:58.676Z172.063° S2025-07-02 00:48:58.676Z208.8° SW44.281°2025-07-02 00:51:58.676Z345.217° N
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