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
Orbit
Country
QA / QATRelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 12.7 m
Radar Cross Section
52.659 m²
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 ES'HAIL 2
1 43700U 18090A 25259.58884537 .00000125 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 43700 0.0176 237.1463 0001420 339.2730 17.1689 1.00271990 24939Epoch: 2025-09-16T14:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T14:07:56.239Z)
Latitude
0.01268°
Longitude
25.83255°
Altitude
35,780.317 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 34m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 46"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:23:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,793.595 km
Perigee altitude
35,781.62 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.745 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
0.0176°
RAAN
237.1463°
Arg. of periapsis
339.273°
True anomaly
17.1737°
Mean anomaly
17.1689°
Eccentric anomaly
17.1713°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #90 in the year 2018 (2018-11-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ES'HAIL 2 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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