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
Orbit
Country
RPRelated business
Manufacturer
UPD/HOKK
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
DIWATA, Unknown motor
Mass
56 kg wet, 56 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.514 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 DIWATA 2B
1 43678U 18084H 25261.28246221 .00001620 00000-0 13978-3 0 9992
2 43678 98.1078 81.3183 0008290 317.4459 42.6120 14.98767208375461Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:46:44.734Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-17.81439°
Altitude
569.507 km
Speed
7.579 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 25m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:36:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
573.488 km
Perigee altitude
561.971 km
Semi-major axis
6,945.867 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
98.1078°
RAAN
81.3183°
Arg. of periapsis
317.4459°
True anomaly
42.67636°
Mean anomaly
42.612°
Eccentric anomaly
42.64418°
Mean motion
3.74933 °/min
Orbital period
96.02 mins
BSTAR
0.00013978
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 00:57:36.460Z | 13.793° NNE | 2025-09-19 01:01:36.460Z | 133.093° SE | 44.894° | 2025-09-19 01:04:36.460Z | 191.857° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 11:45:36.460Z | 141.975° SSE | 2025-09-19 11:48:36.460Z | 54.177° ENE | 36.663° | 2025-09-19 11:51:36.460Z | 0.497° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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