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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.075 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A 26315.19567539 .00074222 00000-0 94187-3 0 9995
2 43758 97.4391 36.8565 0005786 85.2435 274.9482 15.59171487436937Epoch: 2026-11-11T04:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T04:41:46.353Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-83.93364°
Altitude
392.86 km
Speed
7.675 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 27m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:09:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
390.883 km
Perigee altitude
383.055 km
Semi-major axis
6,765.106 km
Eccentricity
0.00058
Inclination
97.4391°
RAAN
36.8565°
Arg. of periapsis
85.2435°
True anomaly
274.88214°
Mean anomaly
274.9482°
Eccentric anomaly
274.91517°
Mean motion
3.9006 °/min
Orbital period
92.29 mins
BSTAR
0.00094187
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-11-12 05:27:52.618Z | 155.251° SSE | 2026-11-12 05:30:52.618Z | 67.484° ENE | 57.359° | 2026-11-12 05:32:52.618Z | 0.311° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-12 18:13:52.618Z | 33.972° NE | 2026-11-12 18:15:52.618Z | 119.124° SE | 44.705° | 2026-11-12 18:17:52.618Z | 171.319° S |
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