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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   26034.19370982  .00031637  00000-0  84596-3 0  9993
2 43758  97.4703 107.3695 0009095  34.5282 325.6552 15.37966378393476

Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:38:56.528Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-95.74419°

Altitude

450.108 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 09m 28s

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

02:03:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.278 km

Perigee altitude

442.859 km

Semi-major axis

6,827.205 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

97.4703°

RAAN

107.3695°

Arg. of periapsis

34.5282°

True anomaly

325.59635°

Mean anomaly

325.6552°

Eccentric anomaly

325.62578°

Mean motion

3.8475 °/min

Orbital period

93.57 mins

BSTAR

0.00084596

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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.
5 mins	2026-02-04 04:12:41.902Z	126.779° SE	2026-02-04 04:15:41.902Z	55.64° ENE	23.103°	2026-02-04 04:17:41.902Z	16.524° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-04 17:08:41.902Z	50.961° ENE	2026-02-04 17:10:41.902Z	111.545° ESE	26.236°	2026-02-04 17:12:41.902Z	155.175° SSE

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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: 2026-02-03T04:38:56.528Z)

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