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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-B
1 43717U 18095A 26318.90262694 .00001250 00000-0 18425-3 0 9994
2 43717 97.9632 29.0230 0001095 79.8343 280.2991 14.77075945430439Epoch: 2026-11-14T21:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T21:39:46.967Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
10.07656°
Altitude
641.447 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 56m 05s
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
02:56:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.385 km
Perigee altitude
634.849 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.754 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
97.9632°
RAAN
29.023°
Arg. of periapsis
79.8343°
True anomaly
280.28675°
Mean anomaly
280.2991°
Eccentric anomaly
280.29293°
Mean motion
3.69503 °/min
Orbital period
97.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00018425
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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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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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| 7 mins | 2026-11-15 17:44:35.816Z | 12.104° NNE | 2026-11-15 17:48:35.816Z | 199.502° SSW | 73.212° | 2026-11-15 17:51:35.816Z | 194.657° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-16 04:41:35.816Z | 154.407° SSE | 2026-11-16 04:44:35.816Z | 37.332° NE | 66.207° | 2026-11-16 04:48:35.816Z | 352.123° N |
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