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AUTCUBE 2, 43681

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AUTCUBE 2, 43681 is a payload satellite 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

43681, 2018-084K

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Aichi University (TBD)

Manufacturer

AUT

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1.6 kg wet, 1.6 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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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 AUTCUBE 2
1 43681U 18084K   25184.48593278  .00002537  00000-0  17660-3 0  9999
2 43681  98.0854   7.6674 0010800 135.0053 225.2050 15.06427170364365

Epoch: 2025-07-03T11:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T11:39:44.592Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-89.0204°

Altitude

555.455 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 30m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.79238°

Longitude

96.65923°

Altitude

544.049 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 15m 01s

Apparent Declination

-10° 20' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:28:49

Azimuth

254.684° W

Elevation

2.06°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

551.618 km

Perigee altitude

536.666 km

Semi-major axis

6,922.279 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

98.0854°

RAAN

7.6674°

Arg. of periapsis

135.0053°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

225.205°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76851 °/min

Orbital period

95.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0001766

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

H-2A DEB, 43671 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46189 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46190 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46191 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46192 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46193 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46194 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46197 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46198 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46199 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46200 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46201 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46202 (Decayed)

AUTCUBE 2 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-04 11:42:49.507Z	132.69° SE	2025-07-04 11:45:49.507Z	64.632° ENE	30.152°	2025-07-04 11:48:49.507Z	7.523° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-05 00:54:49.507Z	30.498° NE	2025-07-05 00:56:49.507Z	97.403° ESE	40.094°	2025-07-05 00:59:49.507Z	177.565° S

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