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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

US

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A   26045.64179266  .00023696  00000-0  61938-3 0  9998
2 43758  97.4688 119.0260 0008119 353.4094   6.7043 15.38735144395230

Epoch: 2026-02-14T15:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-14T15:24:10.885Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

103.31873°

Altitude

447.456 km

Speed

7.647 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 56m 06s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

01:43:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.333 km

Perigee altitude

441.251 km

Semi-major axis

6,824.929 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

97.4688°

RAAN

119.026°

Arg. of periapsis

353.4094°

True anomaly

6.71517°

Mean anomaly

6.7043°

Eccentric anomaly

6.70974°

Mean motion

3.84943 °/min

Orbital period

93.52 mins

BSTAR

0.00061938

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

SEAHAWK-1, 43820

AISTECHSAT-2, 43768

GLOBAL-2, 43812

OBJECT Q, 43772

STPSAT-5, 43762

EAGLET 1, 43790

PW-SAT2, 43814 (Decayed)

CENTAURI-1, 43809

OBJECT BA, 43806

SIRION PATHFINDER-2, 43759

OBJECT AH, 43789

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Check out MINXSS-2, 43758 on other resources

View MINXSS-2, 43758 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View MINXSS-2, 43758 on Heavens-Above

View MINXSS-2, 43758 on Keep Track

View MINXSS-2, 43758 on Celestrak

View MINXSS-2, 43758 on Gunter's Space Page

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