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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

Country

Related business

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, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A   25242.71085635  .00025211  00000-0  91967-3 0  9990
2 43758  97.4945 309.1135 0010726 219.2004 140.8459 15.28086769369509

Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:03:37.988Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

74.06399°

Altitude

490.341 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 36m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:50:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.845 km

Perigee altitude

471.137 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.628 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

97.4945°

RAAN

309.1135°

Arg. of periapsis

219.2004°

True anomaly

140.92343°

Mean anomaly

140.8459°

Eccentric anomaly

140.88467°

Mean motion

3.82276 °/min

Orbital period

94.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00091967

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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)

ITASAT, 43786

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 3, 43788

OBJECT AH, 43789

EAGLET 1, 43790

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

ESEO, 43792

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

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	2025-08-31 17:12:10.412Z	22.014° NNE	2025-08-31 17:15:10.412Z	138.301° SSE	39.888°	2025-08-31 17:18:10.412Z	182.585° SSW
4 mins	2025-09-01 05:21:10.412Z	233.779° WSW	2025-09-01 05:22:10.412Z	255.13° W	19.059°	2025-09-01 05:25:10.412Z	313.431° NW