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AISTECHSAT-2, 43768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AISTECHSAT-2, 43768 is a payload satellite owned by AISTech (ES) 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

43768, 2018-099L

Orbit

SSO

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Aistech Space (US)

Manufacturer

AISTech

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 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 + 3 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.054 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 AISTECHSAT-2
1 43768U 18099L   26034.38087377  .00006358  00000-0  35504-3 0  9995
2 43768  97.4500  85.3493 0006004  55.7942 304.3858 15.13853306392021

Epoch: 2026-02-03T09:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T09:08:27.493Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

174.67212°

Altitude

525.203 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 41m 23s

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

525.58 km

Perigee altitude

517.295 km

Semi-major axis

6,899.575 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

97.45°

RAAN

85.3493°

Arg. of periapsis

55.7942°

True anomaly

304.329°

Mean anomaly

304.3858°

Eccentric anomaly

304.3574°

Mean motion

3.78713 °/min

Orbital period

95.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00035504

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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	2026-02-04 02:43:42.419Z	129.994° SE	2026-02-04 02:46:42.419Z	66.837° ENE	26.733°	2026-02-04 02:49:42.419Z	10.884° NNE
5 mins	2026-02-04 15:51:42.419Z	31.633° NE	2026-02-04 15:53:42.419Z	84.895° E	37.105°	2026-02-04 15:56:42.419Z	171.546° S

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AISTECHSAT-2, 43768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T09:08:27.493Z)

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