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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 5 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 25081.87408603 .00013253 00000-0 68209-3 0 9995
2 43662 97.3683 94.6106 0001890 83.0487 277.0962 15.16542948354137Epoch: 2025-03-22T20:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-22T20:58:41.032Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -40.67327° |
| Altitude | 519.224 km |
| Speed | 7.604 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 18m 26s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -50.74513° |
| Longitude | -31.43534° |
| Altitude | 536.926 km |
| Speed | 7.592 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 58m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -85° 49' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:32:55 |
| Azimuth | 176.426° S |
| Elevation | -43.123° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 514.57 km |
| Perigee altitude | 511.965 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,891.404 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000189 |
| Inclination | 97.3683° |
| RAAN | 94.6106° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 83.0487° |
| True anomaly | 277.07471° |
| Mean anomaly | 277.0962° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 277.08545° |
| Mean motion | 3.79386 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00068209 |
| Orbital period | 94.89 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)
| OBJECT B, 43663 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT C, 43664 |
| 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-03-23 13:23:12.615Z | 25.996° NE | 2025-03-23 13:26:12.615Z | 128.985° SE | 38.03° | 2025-03-23 13:29:12.615Z | 178.106° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-03-24 00:03:12.615Z | 110.815° ESE | 2025-03-24 00:05:12.615Z | 68.649° E | 21.2° | 2025-03-24 00:07:12.615Z | 27.69° NE |
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