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: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-B
1 43717U 18095A 25261.26061056 .00000739 00000-0 11176-3 0 9995
2 43717 97.9454 332.4775 0001265 97.5116 262.6238 14.77127832368048Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:15:16.752Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-118.76705°
Altitude
641.535 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 09m 54s
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
10:40:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.339 km
Perigee altitude
634.564 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.589 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
97.9454°
RAAN
332.4775°
Arg. of periapsis
97.5116°
True anomaly
262.60942°
Mean anomaly
262.6238°
Eccentric anomaly
262.61661°
Mean motion
3.69516 °/min
Orbital period
97.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00011176
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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 2018 (2018-11-21 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.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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| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 18:11:39.834Z | 357.421° N | 2025-09-18 18:15:39.834Z | 281.145° WNW | 34.421° | 2025-09-18 18:18:39.834Z | 221.846° SW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-19 05:08:39.834Z | 185.761° SSW | 2025-09-19 05:11:39.834Z | 261.284° W | 39.896° | 2025-09-19 05:15:39.834Z | 337.871° N |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 16:59:39.834Z | 51.378° ENE | 2025-09-19 17:01:39.834Z | 89.608° E | 24.887° | 2025-09-19 17:05:39.834Z | 155.239° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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