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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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Department of Science and Technology (PH / RP)

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 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.514 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 DIWATA 2B
1 43678U 18084H   25133.94160870  .00002190  00000-0  18981-3 0  9990
2 43678  98.1009 309.0543 0008284  19.8317 340.3225 14.98207877356390

Epoch: 2025-05-13T22:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T22:35:54.991Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

98.14206°

Altitude

570.051 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 36m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

29.51145°

Longitude

-76.88663°

Altitude

580.018 km

Speed

7.571 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 40m 18s

Apparent Declination

-4° 24' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:45:32

Azimuth

300.365° NW

Elevation

-37.037°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

575.215 km

Perigee altitude

563.704 km

Semi-major axis

6,947.596 km

Eccentricity

0.0008284

Inclination

98.1009°

RAAN

309.0543°

Arg. of periapsis

19.8317°

True anomaly

340.2905°

Mean anomaly

340.3225°

Eccentric anomaly

340.30651°

Mean motion

3.74793 °/min

BSTAR

0.00018981

Orbital period

96.05 mins

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

H-2A DEB, 43671 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46189 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46190 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46191 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46192 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46193 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46194 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46197 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46198 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46199 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46200 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46201 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46202 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-05-14 11:32:51.346Z	160.342° S	2025-05-14 11:35:51.346Z	118.824° SE	43.658°	2025-05-14 11:39:51.346Z	350.545° N
6 mins	2025-05-15 00:48:51.346Z	0.81° NNE	2025-05-15 00:51:51.346Z	276.637° WNW	40.35°	2025-05-15 00:54:51.346Z	209.77° SW

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