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AO-95, 43770

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AO-95, 43770 is a payload satellite owned by AMSAT-NA (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

43770, 2018-099N

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

AMSAT North America (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp) (US)

Manufacturer

AMSAT-NA

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 AO-95
1 43770U 18099N   25286.13078909  .00017326  00000-0  80797-3 0  9991
2 43770  97.4769 342.9240 0011295 131.0119 229.2095 15.19873867375608

Epoch: 2025-10-13T03:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T03:08:20.177Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-86.09806°

Altitude

514.396 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 51m 41s

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

11:52:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.963 km

Perigee altitude

495.418 km

Semi-major axis

6,881.328 km

Eccentricity

0.00113

Inclination

97.4769°

RAAN

342.924°

Arg. of periapsis

131.0119°

True anomaly

229.1116°

Mean anomaly

229.2095°

Eccentric anomaly

229.16054°

Mean motion

3.8022 °/min

Orbital period

94.68 mins

BSTAR

0.00080797

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

UPPER FREE FLYER, 43763

M1, 43779

SPACEBEE-6, 43818 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 3, 43788

SKYSAT C12, 43797

SKYSAT C13, 43802

BRIO, 43813 (Decayed)

EAGLET 1, 43790

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

OBJECT AZ, 43805

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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	2025-10-14 04:34:00.181Z	223.349° SW	2025-10-14 04:35:00.181Z	248.035° W	25.102°	2025-10-14 04:38:00.181Z	318.168° NNW
4 mins	2025-10-14 16:04:00.181Z	54.403° ENE	2025-10-14 16:06:00.181Z	98.865° ESE	21.446°	2025-10-14 16:08:00.181Z	140.489° SSE

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AO-95, 43770

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T03:08:20.177Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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