DIWATA 2B, 43678
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DIWATA 2B, 43678 is a Filipino payload satellite 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
Orbit
Country
RPRelated business
Manufacturer
UPD/HOKK
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
DIWATA, Unknown motor
Mass
56 kg wet, 56 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.514 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 DIWATA 2B
1 43678U 18084H 25258.94576652 .00001552 00000-0 13417-3 0 9997
2 43678 98.1088 78.8892 0008323 327.1220 32.9483 14.98759713375119Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:41:54.227Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
103.27012°
Altitude
568.915 km
Speed
7.579 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 15m 33s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:00:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
573.534 km
Perigee altitude
561.972 km
Semi-major axis
6,945.89 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
98.1088°
RAAN
78.8892°
Arg. of periapsis
327.122°
True anomaly
33.00022°
Mean anomaly
32.9483°
Eccentric anomaly
32.97425°
Mean motion
3.74931 °/min
Orbital period
96.02 mins
BSTAR
0.00013417
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.DIWATA 2B 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 11:38:27.541Z | 142.795° SSE | 2025-09-16 11:42:27.541Z | 57.511° ENE | 33.55° | 2025-09-16 11:45:27.541Z | 3.691° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-17 00:54:27.541Z | 17.32° NNE | 2025-09-17 00:57:27.541Z | 105.58° ESE | 44.312° | 2025-09-17 01:01:27.541Z | 189.267° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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