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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
Flag of QAQA / QAT
Related business
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, 12.7 m
Radar Cross Section
52.659 m²

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ES'HAIL 2
1 43700U 18090A   25258.80375694  .00000127  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 43700   0.0212 243.5150 0001281 326.8555  99.8132  1.00274563 24924
Epoch: 2025-09-15T19:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T19:17:24.599Z)
Latitude
0.02104°
Longitude
25.84164°
Altitude
35,786.247 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 40m 47s
True Declination
0° 01' 16"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:10:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,792.288 km
Perigee altitude
35,781.485 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.024 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
0.0212°
RAAN
243.515°
Arg. of periapsis
326.8555°
True anomaly
99.82766°
Mean anomaly
99.8132°
Eccentric anomaly
99.82043°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.11 mins
BSTAR
0
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