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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 (8 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 AO-95
1 43770U 18099N   26235.62251427  .00010047  00000-0  36991-3 0  9998
2 43770  97.4333 295.6603 0010136 107.9674 252.2671 15.27999716423514

Epoch: 2026-08-23T14:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T14:56:25.232Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

99.63925°

Altitude

487.018 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 42m 38s

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

21:35:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.699 km

Perigee altitude

471.799 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.886 km

Eccentricity

0.00101

Inclination

97.4333°

RAAN

295.6603°

Arg. of periapsis

107.9674°

True anomaly

252.15651°

Mean anomaly

252.2671°

Eccentric anomaly

252.2118°

Mean motion

3.82255 °/min

Orbital period

94.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00036991

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

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

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ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

OBJECT AH, 43789 (Decayed)

VESTA-1, 43781 (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	2026-08-24 16:39:17.846Z	28.197° NE	2026-08-24 16:42:17.846Z	121.955° SE	35.434°	2026-08-24 16:45:17.846Z	175.137° S
4 mins	2026-08-25 04:48:17.846Z	225.018° WSW	2026-08-25 04:50:17.846Z	277.08° WNW	22.478°	2026-08-25 04:52:17.846Z	315.982° NNW

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AO-95, 43770

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: 2026-08-23T14:56:25.232Z)

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