MOHAMMED VI-B, 43717
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MOHAMMED VI-B, 43717 is a payload satellite owned by RMAF (MA) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 21 Nov 2018 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
MARelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROSAT-1000, Unknown motor
Mass
1,108 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
12.145 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-B
1 43717U 18095A 25322.49927700 .00001433 00000-0 20990-3 0 9991
2 43717 97.9599 32.8405 0001445 99.5730 260.5644 14.77134209377081Epoch: 2025-11-18T11:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-18T11:58:57.532Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
155.3163°
Altitude
641.567 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 11m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
12:42:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.446 km
Perigee altitude
634.419 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.569 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
97.9599°
RAAN
32.8405°
Arg. of periapsis
99.573°
True anomaly
260.54807°
Mean anomaly
260.5644°
Eccentric anomaly
260.55623°
Mean motion
3.69517 °/min
Orbital period
97.42 mins
BSTAR
0.0002099
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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 2018 (2018-11-21 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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.MOHAMMED VI-B Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-11-19 17:48:26.029Z | 9.9° NNE | 2025-11-19 17:52:26.029Z | 298.626° NW | 44.509° | 2025-11-19 17:56:26.029Z | 198.24° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-20 04:45:26.029Z | 160.538° S | 2025-11-20 04:48:26.029Z | 100.852° ESE | 44.363° | 2025-11-20 04:52:26.029Z | 350.438° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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