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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

43679, 2018-084J

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Shizuoka University (JP)

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)

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARS-AO
1 43679U 18084J   26034.10469673  .00008013  00000-0  43012-3 0  9996
2 43679  98.0624 239.8495 0001064 271.8050  88.3059 15.15231056397151

Epoch: 2026-02-03T02:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T02:30:45.797Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

68.86826°

Altitude

523.32 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 59m 23s

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

13:04:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

518.012 km

Perigee altitude

516.545 km

Semi-major axis

6,895.416 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

98.0624°

RAAN

239.8495°

Arg. of periapsis

271.805°

True anomaly

88.31809°

Mean anomaly

88.3059°

Eccentric anomaly

88.31199°

Mean motion

3.79055 °/min

Orbital period

94.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00043012

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

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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STARS-AO 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 13:43:16.566Z	172.712° S	2026-02-03 13:47:16.566Z	297.229° NW	42.735°	2026-02-03 13:50:16.566Z	342.222° N
7 mins	2026-02-04 02:50:16.566Z	0.789° NNE	2026-02-04 02:53:16.566Z	313.561° NW	35.444°	2026-02-04 02:57:16.566Z	212.016° SW

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STARS-AO, 43679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T02:30:45.797Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARS-AO Visibility forecast

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