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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 (8 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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARS-AO
1 43679U 18084J   26137.53092866  .00004382  00000-0  22761-3 0  9996
2 43679  98.0528 349.6169 0000630 267.0526  93.0633 15.16683537412824

Epoch: 2026-05-17T12:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T12:44:32.236Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-76.74962°

Altitude

518.962 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 18m 28s

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

11:15:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.305 km

Perigee altitude

512.437 km

Semi-major axis

6,891.008 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

98.0528°

RAAN

349.6169°

Arg. of periapsis

267.0526°

True anomaly

93.07051°

Mean anomaly

93.0633°

Eccentric anomaly

93.0669°

Mean motion

3.79419 °/min

Orbital period

94.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00022761

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H-2A DEB, 53332 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53344 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46181 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46216 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46423 (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.
6 mins	2026-05-18 03:32:55.421Z	351.937° N	2026-05-18 03:35:55.421Z	289.594° WNW	29.861°	2026-05-18 03:38:55.421Z	225.055° WSW
5 mins	2026-05-18 14:12:55.421Z	171.887° S	2026-05-18 14:14:55.421Z	205.504° SW	43.902°	2026-05-18 14:17:55.421Z	343.737° N

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STARS-AO, 43679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T12:44:32.236Z)

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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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