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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

Country

QA / QAT

Related business

Es'hailsat, Qatar Satellite Company (QA)

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 (8 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, 12.6 m

Radar Cross Section

52.659 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ES'HAIL 2
1 43700U 18090A   26260.50251253  .00000140  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 43700   0.0128 228.9458 0002487 334.7443 359.4831  1.00274167 28601

Epoch: 2026-09-17T12:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T12:03:37.082Z)

Latitude

0.00033°

Longitude

25.82045°

Altitude

35,774.909 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 32m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

19:26:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.484 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.511 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

0.0128°

RAAN

228.9458°

Arg. of periapsis

334.7443°

True anomaly

359.48284°

Mean anomaly

359.4831°

Eccentric anomaly

359.48297°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.12 mins

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ES'HAIL 2, 43700

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T12:03:37.082Z)

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