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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 (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, 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   26034.29800690  .00001090  00000-0  93398-4 0  9994
2 43678  98.1070 224.9204 0008087 234.8666 125.1799 14.99786437396141

Epoch: 2026-02-03T07:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T07:09:07.796Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-15.84304°

Altitude

573.838 km

Speed

7.572 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 59m 40s

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

13:03:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

570.194 km

Perigee altitude

558.965 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.717 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

98.107°

RAAN

224.9204°

Arg. of periapsis

234.8666°

True anomaly

125.2556°

Mean anomaly

125.1799°

Eccentric anomaly

125.21775°

Mean motion

3.75188 °/min

Orbital period

95.95 mins

BSTAR

0.000093398

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

STARS-AO, 43679

H-2A DEB, 46211 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 43682

H-2A DEB, 46214 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46227 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46422 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46198 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46210 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46223 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46224 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53120 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53333 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53114 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46420 (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.
7 mins	2026-02-03 12:04:55.516Z	139.022° SSE	2026-02-03 12:08:55.516Z	57.229° ENE	31.083°	2026-02-03 12:11:55.516Z	5.732° NNE
6 mins	2026-02-04 01:20:55.516Z	23.579° NE	2026-02-04 01:22:55.516Z	64.906° ENE	41.47°	2026-02-04 01:26:55.516Z	184.282° SSW

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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: 2026-02-03T07:09:07.796Z)

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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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