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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

43678, 2018-084H

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Department of Science and Technology (PH)

Manufacturer

UPD/HOKK

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

DIWATA, Unknown motor

Mass

56 kg wet, 56 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-29 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.514 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 DIWATA 2B
1 43678U 18084H   26317.86013741  .00002526  00000-0  20317-3 0  9999
2 43678  98.1139 160.6516 0012492  40.6750 319.5404 15.00925374438665

Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:38:35.872Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

158.02891°

Altitude

560.49 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 42m 36s

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

21:26:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

569.733 km

Perigee altitude

552.396 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.201 km

Eccentricity

0.00125

Inclination

98.1139°

RAAN

160.6516°

Arg. of periapsis

40.675°

True anomaly

319.4474°

Mean anomaly

319.5404°

Eccentric anomaly

319.49391°

Mean motion

3.75473 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00020317

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

H-2A DEB, 46228 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53125 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46425 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 43674 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53333 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46182 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 43673 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47191 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53338 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53328 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46422 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 43675 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46419 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-11-14 02:00:57.306Z	36.166° NE	2026-11-14 02:03:57.306Z	93.819° ESE	33.478°	2026-11-14 02:06:57.306Z	157.669° S
4 mins	2026-11-14 12:48:57.306Z	91.945° ESE	2026-11-14 12:49:57.306Z	71.611° E	20.654°	2026-11-14 12:52:57.306Z	20.577° NNE
5 mins	2026-11-14 14:22:57.306Z	218.793° SW	2026-11-14 14:24:57.306Z	264.06° W	27.892°	2026-11-14 14:27:57.306Z	319.799° NNW

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DIWATA 2B, 43678

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T20:38:35.872Z)

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Orbital elements

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

DIWATA 2B Visibility forecast

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