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: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 STARS-AO
1 43679U 18084J 26230.58930502 .00004720 00000-0 23824-3 0 9990
2 43679 98.0429 88.4153 0001455 1.5973 358.5263 15.17648381426932Epoch: 2026-08-18T14:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-18T14:08:35.953Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-90.68945°
Altitude
515.016 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 53m 39s
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
19:44:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
510.95 km
Perigee altitude
508.945 km
Semi-major axis
6,888.084 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
98.0429°
RAAN
88.4153°
Arg. of periapsis
1.5973°
True anomaly
358.52587°
Mean anomaly
358.5263°
Eccentric anomaly
358.52609°
Mean motion
3.79661 °/min
Orbital period
94.82 mins
BSTAR
0.00023824
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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.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-08-19 14:00:40.298Z | 132.409° SE | 2026-08-19 14:03:40.298Z | 77.213° E | 26.646° | 2026-08-19 14:06:40.298Z | 12.659° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-20 03:07:40.298Z | 45.726° ENE | 2026-08-20 03:09:40.298Z | 115.963° SE | 32.727° | 2026-08-20 03:12:40.298Z | 170.309° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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