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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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARS-AO
1 43679U 18084J   26066.52347075  .00011212  00000-0  59082-3 0  9997
2 43679  98.0615 274.2456 0002814 132.4584 227.6885 15.15775535402066

Epoch: 2026-03-07T12:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-07T12:33:47.872Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-79.44775°

Altitude

522.997 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 16m 58s

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

04:32:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

517.566 km

Perigee altitude

513.686 km

Semi-major axis

6,893.763 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

98.0615°

RAAN

274.2456°

Arg. of periapsis

132.4584°

True anomaly

227.66466°

Mean anomaly

227.6885°

Eccentric anomaly

227.67658°

Mean motion

3.79192 °/min

Orbital period

94.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00059082

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

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H-2A DEB, 53340 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53114 (Decayed)

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DIWATA 2B, 43678

H-2A DEB, 46209 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46427 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46228 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53123 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46210 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53646 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46204 (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.
4 mins	2026-03-08 01:49:31.831Z	57.204° ENE	2026-03-08 01:51:31.831Z	95.185° ESE	18.133°	2026-03-08 01:53:31.831Z	133.137° SE
5 mins	2026-03-08 03:23:31.831Z	335.097° NNW	2026-03-08 03:25:31.831Z	290.755° WNW	23.655°	2026-03-08 03:28:31.831Z	234.268° WSW
6 mins	2026-03-08 14:02:31.831Z	184.551° SSW	2026-03-08 14:05:31.831Z	280.919° WNW	38.644°	2026-03-08 14:08:31.831Z	336.736° NNW

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STARS-AO, 43679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-07T12:33:47.872Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARS-AO Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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