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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 (8 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 AISTECHSAT-2
1 43768U 18099L   26319.09862539  .00005213  00000-0  26899-3 0  9996
2 43768  97.4103   3.8012 0005946 123.6902 236.4899 15.16747976435146

Epoch: 2026-11-15T02:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-15T02:22:01.233Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-85.89787°

Altitude

521.028 km

Speed

7.602 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 15m 12s

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

04:31:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

516.745 km

Perigee altitude

508.55 km

Semi-major axis

6,890.784 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

97.4103°

RAAN

3.8012°

Arg. of periapsis

123.6902°

True anomaly

236.43311°

Mean anomaly

236.4899°

Eccentric anomaly

236.4615°

Mean motion

3.79437 °/min

Orbital period

94.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00026899

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

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

OBJECT AV, 43801 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-6, 43818 (Decayed)

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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	2026-11-15 15:35:47.987Z	28.269° NE	2026-11-15 15:38:47.987Z	85.603° E	40.424°	2026-11-15 15:41:47.987Z	164.935° S
4 mins	2026-11-16 03:50:47.987Z	225.307° WSW	2026-11-16 03:51:47.987Z	249.108° W	26.983°	2026-11-16 03:54:47.987Z	316.886° NNW

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AISTECHSAT-2, 43768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-15T02:22:01.233Z)

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