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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   26083.27504811  .00001443  00000-0  11808-3 0  9997
2 43676  98.0859 262.3353 0005078  45.5737 314.5901 15.01030409403038

Epoch: 2026-03-24T06:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-24T06:36:04.156Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-18.43706°

Altitude

564.288 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 29m 20s

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

16:21:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

564.263 km

Perigee altitude

557.215 km

Semi-major axis

6,938.876 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

98.0859°

RAAN

262.3353°

Arg. of periapsis

45.5737°

True anomaly

314.54864°

Mean anomaly

314.5901°

Eccentric anomaly

314.56937°

Mean motion

3.755 °/min

Orbital period

95.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00011808

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H-2A DEB, 46418 (Decayed)

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H-2A DEB, 43673 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53115 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB *, 48551

TEN-KOH, 43677

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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	2026-03-24 11:31:57.051Z	144.995° SSE	2026-03-24 11:34:57.051Z	78.966° E	37.173°	2026-03-24 11:37:57.051Z	2.838° NNE
6 mins	2026-03-25 00:46:57.051Z	14.18° NNE	2026-03-25 00:48:57.051Z	26.151° NE	44.515°	2026-03-25 00:52:57.051Z	193.036° 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: 2026-03-24T06:36:04.156Z)

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Orbital elements

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

KHALIFASAT Visibility forecast

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