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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

Aistech Space (ES / SPN)

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, 0.5 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   25196.56288311  .00004236  00000-0  25946-3 0  9996
2 43768  97.4798 247.0463 0005810  38.1687 321.9954 15.10701820361375

Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:30:33.1Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

110.75277°

Altitude

533.97 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 28m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-82.28155°

Longitude

-174.48267°

Altitude

564.718 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 37m 33s

Apparent Declination

-61° 54' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:39:31

Azimuth

179.382° S

Elevation

-68.003°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

535.054 km

Perigee altitude

527.026 km

Semi-major axis

6,909.177 km

Eccentricity

0.00058

Inclination

97.4798°

RAAN

247.0463°

Arg. of periapsis

38.1687°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

321.9954°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77923 °/min

Orbital period

95.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00025946

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

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

ESEO, 43792

CSIM, 43793

HAWK-B, 43794

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

AISTECHSAT-2 Visibility forecast

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-16 02:23:07.776Z	101.29° ESE	2025-07-16 02:25:07.776Z	68.627° E	14.757°	2025-07-16 02:27:07.776Z	34.981° NE
5 mins	2025-07-16 03:57:07.776Z	206.285° SW	2025-07-16 03:59:07.776Z	254.396° W	29.88°	2025-07-16 04:02:07.776Z	324.3° NNW
4 mins	2025-07-16 15:32:07.776Z	56.498° ENE	2025-07-16 15:34:07.776Z	100.314° ESE	21.919°	2025-07-16 15:36:07.776Z	140.022° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-16 17:07:07.776Z	315.603° NNW	2025-07-16 17:08:07.776Z	293.334° NW	20.662°	2025-07-16 17:11:07.776Z	240.139° WSW

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