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KHALIFASAT, 43676

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KHALIFASAT, 43676 is a payload satellite owned by Rashid Space Ctr (AE) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 UTC via an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). 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

43676, 2018-084F

Orbit

SSO

Country

AE / UAE

Related business

Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) (AE)

Manufacturer

MBRSC/SATREC

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SI-300, Unknown motor

Mass

330 kg wet, 300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-29 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.520 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 KHALIFASAT
1 43676U 18084F   26065.87585123  .00005925  00000-0  46950-3 0  9993
2 43676  98.0861 244.2330 0006424  91.8366 268.3593 15.00953579400427

Epoch: 2026-03-06T21:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T21:01:13.546Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

124.32098°

Altitude

567.129 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 16m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:15:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

565.434 km

Perigee altitude

556.518 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.113 km

Eccentricity

0.00064

Inclination

98.0861°

RAAN

244.233°

Arg. of periapsis

91.8366°

True anomaly

268.28572°

Mean anomaly

268.3593°

Eccentric anomaly

268.32251°

Mean motion

3.7548 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.0004695

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H-2A DEB, 46225 (Decayed)

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H-2A DEB, 43673 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53124 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53118 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53116 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53122 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53646 (Decayed)

GOSAT 2, 43672

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KHALIFASAT 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.
6 mins	2026-03-07 11:33:13.973Z	148.89° SSE	2026-03-07 11:36:13.973Z	67.783° E	39.96°	2026-03-07 11:39:13.973Z	358.562° N
6 mins	2026-03-08 00:48:13.973Z	8.449° NNE	2026-03-08 00:50:13.973Z	303.806° NW	44.613°	2026-03-08 00:54:13.973Z	197.29° SSW

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KHALIFASAT, 43676

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T21:01:13.546Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)

KHALIFASAT Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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