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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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A   25350.14592136  .00021286  00000-0  63353-3 0  9992
2 43758  97.4802  57.5571 0009149 199.1956 160.8944 15.34698818385946

Epoch: 2025-12-16T03:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T03:30:07.605Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-80.00892°

Altitude

470.838 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:13:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.02 km

Perigee altitude

452.51 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.902 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

97.4802°

RAAN

57.5571°

Arg. of periapsis

199.1956°

True anomaly

160.92868°

Mean anomaly

160.8944°

Eccentric anomaly

160.91154°

Mean motion

3.83932 °/min

Orbital period

93.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00063353

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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	2025-12-17 04:39:32.638Z	164.351° S	2025-12-17 04:42:32.638Z	146.091° SSE	43.271°	2025-12-17 04:45:32.638Z	350.212° N
5 mins	2025-12-17 17:37:32.638Z	8.046° NNE	2025-12-17 17:39:32.638Z	338.669° N	43.426°	2025-12-17 17:42:32.638Z	197.549° SSW

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MINXSS-2, 43758

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T03:30:07.605Z)

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