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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 DIWATA 2B
1 43678U 18084H   26230.98479833  .00001245  00000-0  10353-3 0  9990
2 43678  98.1206  69.9556 0010553 326.2408  33.8141 15.00656665425635

Epoch: 2026-08-18T23:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-18T23:38:06.575Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

108.08344°

Altitude

561.826 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 39m 49s

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

19:45:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

569.217 km

Perigee altitude

554.57 km

Semi-major axis

6,940.031 km

Eccentricity

0.00106

Inclination

98.1206°

RAAN

69.9556°

Arg. of periapsis

326.2408°

True anomaly

33.88147°

Mean anomaly

33.8141°

Eccentric anomaly

33.84778°

Mean motion

3.75406 °/min

Orbital period

95.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00010353

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

H-2A DEB, 46181 (Decayed)

KHALIFASAT, 43676

H-2A DEB, 53326 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53646 (Decayed)

STARS-AO, 43679

H-2A R/B, 43682

H-2A DEB, 46191 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53336 (Decayed)

GOSAT 2, 43672

H-2A DEB, 53119 (Decayed)

TEN-KOH, 43677

H-2A DEB, 46426 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB *, 48551

H-2A DEB, 47193 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46189 (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	2026-08-19 12:34:32.881Z	123.415° SE	2026-08-19 12:37:32.881Z	72.211° E	23.08°	2026-08-19 12:40:32.881Z	17.06° NNE
5 mins	2026-08-19 14:10:32.881Z	224.265° SW	2026-08-19 14:12:32.881Z	263.604° W	21.186°	2026-08-19 14:15:32.881Z	315.437° NNW
6 mins	2026-08-20 01:49:32.881Z	38.714° NE	2026-08-20 01:51:32.881Z	85.723° E	33.168°	2026-08-20 01:55:32.881Z	170.13° S

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DIWATA 2B, 43678

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: 2026-08-18T23:38:06.575Z)

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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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