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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
43717, 2018-095A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROSAT-1000, Unknown motor
Mass
1,108 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-11-21 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
VEGA
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
12.145 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-B
1 43717U 18095A   25186.54155743  .00000634  00000-0  89884-4 0  9995
2 43717  97.9527 258.8521 0001283  90.9750 269.1607 14.77075013333632
Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:59:50.561Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
140.11332°
Altitude
641.601 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 15m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.80568°
Longitude
140.42541°
Altitude
641.711 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 29m 25s
Apparent Declination
-19° 19' 12"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:47:42
Azimuth
12.139° NNE
Elevation
-69.032°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.519 km
Perigee altitude
634.719 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.756 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
97.9527°
RAAN
258.8521°
Arg. of periapsis
90.975°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
269.1607°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69502 °/min
Orbital period
97.43 mins
BSTAR
0.000089884
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7 mins2025-07-05 18:26:16.262Z348.297° N2025-07-05 18:29:16.262Z300.477° NW26.838°2025-07-05 18:33:16.262Z230.149° WSW
4 mins2025-07-06 03:48:16.262Z91.35° ESE2025-07-06 03:49:16.262Z74.856° E17.54°2025-07-06 03:52:16.262Z27.501° NE
6 mins2025-07-06 05:23:16.262Z202.614° SW2025-07-06 05:26:16.262Z273.562° WNW31.761°2025-07-06 05:29:16.262Z326.604° NNW
7 mins2025-07-06 17:13:16.262Z35.573° NE2025-07-06 17:16:16.262Z98.198° ESE32.509°2025-07-06 17:20:16.262Z167.594° S
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