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ES'HAIL 2, 43700

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ES'HAIL 2, 43700 is a payload satellite owned by Es'hailsat (QA) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 15 Nov 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

43700, 2018-090A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Es'hailsat, Qatar Satellite Company (QA / QAT)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

DS-2000, R-4D-11

Mass

~5,300 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-11-15 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 25.3 m

Radar Cross Section

52.659 m²

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 ES'HAIL 2
1 43700U 18090A   25187.85971413  .00000161  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 43700   0.0191  69.6800 0002536  67.9699 122.7117  1.00273886 24459

Epoch: 2025-07-06T20:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T20:37:59.3Z)

Latitude

-0.01818°

Longitude

25.81303°

Altitude

35,791.327 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 21m 32s

True Declination

0° 01' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.0305°

Longitude

107.25343°

Altitude

35,795.214 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 05m 58s

Apparent Declination

-5° 08' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:03:43

Azimuth

60.931° ENE

Elevation

-37.077°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.769 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.383 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.213 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

0.0191°

RAAN

69.68°

Arg. of periapsis

67.9699°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

122.7117°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.12 mins

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Other satellites on launch #90 in the year 2018 (2018-11-15 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 43701 (Decayed)

ES'HAIL 2 Visibility

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Check out ES'HAIL 2, 43700 on other resources

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