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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 (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   25199.58753034  .00002005  00000-0  17295-3 0  9994
2 43678  98.1071  17.2062 0009073 144.3323 215.8507 14.98477567366228

Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:06:02.621Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-130.94157°

Altitude

579.754 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 08m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.20726°

Longitude

-119.61637°

Altitude

598.309 km

Speed

7.556 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 01m 15s

Apparent Declination

-47° 20' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:16:11

Azimuth

223.928° SW

Elevation

-78.996°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.928 km

Perigee altitude

562.322 km

Semi-major axis

6,946.762 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

98.1071°

RAAN

17.2062°

Arg. of periapsis

144.3323°

True anomaly

215.78986°

Mean anomaly

215.8507°

Eccentric anomaly

215.82028°

Mean motion

3.7486 °/min

Orbital period

96.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00017295

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-19 00:17:34.423Z	34.833° NE	2025-07-19 00:20:34.423Z	100.981° ESE	31.62°	2025-07-19 00:23:34.423Z	163.578° S
5 mins	2025-07-19 11:05:34.423Z	109.31° ESE	2025-07-19 11:07:34.423Z	68.955° E	22.458°	2025-07-19 11:10:34.423Z	16.851° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 12:40:34.423Z	222.975° SW	2025-07-19 12:42:34.423Z	263.388° W	22.409°	2025-07-19 12:45:34.423Z	316.253° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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