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MINXSS-2, 43758

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MINXSS-2, 43758 is a payload satellite owned by CU-LASP (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

43758, 2018-099A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

University of Colorado, Boulder (US)

Manufacturer

CU-LASP

Mission

Operational Amateur Astronomy

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

3.52 kg wet, 3.52 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-03 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A   25181.83798123  .00011950  00000-0  46259-3 0  9997
2 43758  97.5006 247.9486 0013120  84.8204 275.4531 15.26260811360210

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:06:41.578Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

27.13331°

Altitude

489.254 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 31m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.52612°

Longitude

-65.87787°

Altitude

491.584 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 58m 24s

Apparent Declination

25° 23' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:43:50

Azimuth

356.378° N

Elevation

-24.608°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.967 km

Perigee altitude

474.961 km

Semi-major axis

6,862.101 km

Eccentricity

0.00131

Inclination

97.5006°

RAAN

247.9486°

Arg. of periapsis

84.8204°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

275.4531°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81819 °/min

Orbital period

94.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00046259

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

SNUSAT-2, 43782

KAZSTSAT, 43783

SNUGLITE, 43784

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

ESEO, 43792

CSIM, 43793

HAWK-B, 43794

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

MINXSS-2 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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 17:07:36.390Z	19.908° NNE	2025-07-01 17:10:36.390Z	98.65° ESE	41.904°	2025-07-01 17:13:36.390Z	181.804° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-02 03:44:36.390Z	103.196° ESE	2025-07-02 03:45:36.390Z	80.6° E	20.498°	2025-07-02 03:48:36.390Z	19.656° NNE

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