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STPSAT-5, 43762

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STPSAT-5, 43762 is a payload satellite owned by USAF STP (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

43762, 2018-099E

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

SNC Louisville

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

SN-50, Unknown motor

Mass

~110 kg wet, ~100 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

Oct Cyl + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.541 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STPSAT-5
1 43762U 18099E   25339.14930625  .00011021  00000-0  65331-3 0  9997
2 43762  97.4393  29.1767 0001904 301.6777  58.4267 15.11539415383535

Epoch: 2025-12-05T03:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T03:35:00.060Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-98.76907°

Altitude

533.894 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 56m 42s

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

04:02:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

529.798 km

Perigee altitude

527.168 km

Semi-major axis

6,906.62 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

97.4393°

RAAN

29.1767°

Arg. of periapsis

301.6777°

True anomaly

58.44529°

Mean anomaly

58.4267°

Eccentric anomaly

58.436°

Mean motion

3.78133 °/min

Orbital period

95.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00065331

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

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-6, 43815

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

EUCROPIS, 43807

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

SIRION PATHFINDER-2, 43759

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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	2025-12-06 16:41:08.032Z	358.572° N	2025-12-06 16:44:08.032Z	291.846° WNW	37.588°	2025-12-06 16:47:08.032Z	213.594° SW
6 mins	2025-12-07 03:23:08.032Z	154.34° SSE	2025-12-07 03:25:08.032Z	116.235° SE	41.199°	2025-12-07 03:29:08.032Z	354.014° N

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STPSAT-5, 43762

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T03:35:00.060Z)

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

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