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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
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
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 (6 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, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.054 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 AISTECHSAT-2
1 43768U 18099L   25128.92233123  .00005709  00000-0  35458-3 0  9997
2 43768  97.4855 180.9338 0003712 242.9229 117.1622 15.10056003351160
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:08:09.418Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-18.09132°
Altitude
540.276 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 03m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
29.78°
Longitude
-22.05067°
Altitude
542.043 km
Speed
7.593 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 09m 59s
Apparent Declination
-9° 52' 20"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:21:59
Azimuth
264.285° W
Elevation
-8.599°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
535.577 km
Perigee altitude
530.446 km
Semi-major axis
6,911.149 km
Eccentricity
0.0003712
Inclination
97.4855°
RAAN
180.9338°
Arg. of periapsis
242.9229°
True anomaly
117.20004°
Mean anomaly
117.1622°
Eccentric anomaly
117.18112°
Mean motion
3.77762 °/min
BSTAR
0.00035458
Orbital period
95.3 mins
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AISTECHSAT-2 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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7 mins2025-05-09 16:11:11.227Z15.91° NNE2025-05-09 16:15:11.227Z146.298° SSE42.929°2025-05-09 16:18:11.227Z186.544° SSW
5 mins2025-05-10 02:55:11.227Z116.618° SE2025-05-10 02:57:11.227Z60.559° ENE28.023°2025-05-10 03:00:11.227Z8.683° NNE
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