STARS-AO, 43679
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARS-AO, 43679 is a payload satellite owned by Shizuoka U (JP) 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
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
Shizuoka U
Mission
Operational Amateur Astronomy
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1.4 kg wet, 1.4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 STARS-AO
1 43679U 18084J 26183.83686352 .00007433 00000-0 37738-3 0 9999
2 43679 98.0481 38.7729 0003529 104.9240 255.2383 15.17227659419845Epoch: 2026-07-02T20:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-02T20:05:05.008Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
176.6285°
Altitude
517.912 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 35m 05s
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
23:33:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
513.653 km
Perigee altitude
508.791 km
Semi-major axis
6,889.359 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
98.0481°
RAAN
38.7729°
Arg. of periapsis
104.924°
True anomaly
255.1992°
Mean anomaly
255.2383°
Eccentric anomaly
255.21875°
Mean motion
3.79555 °/min
Orbital period
94.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00037738
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)
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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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| 4 mins | 2026-07-04 13:23:42.061Z | 103.662° ESE | 2026-07-04 13:25:42.061Z | 69.537° E | 15.696° | 2026-07-04 13:27:42.061Z | 33.701° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-07-04 14:57:42.061Z | 214.222° SW | 2026-07-04 14:59:42.061Z | 267.482° W | 27.277° | 2026-07-04 15:02:42.061Z | 324.727° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-05 02:29:42.061Z | 63.698° ENE | 2026-07-05 02:30:42.061Z | 84.044° E | 19.148° | 2026-07-05 02:33:42.061Z | 142.257° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-05 04:03:42.061Z | 323.081° NNW | 2026-07-05 04:04:42.061Z | 300.72° NW | 21.445° | 2026-07-05 04:07:42.061Z | 240.531° WSW |
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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