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SPAWAR-CAL-R, 43776

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPAWAR-CAL-R, 43776 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR (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

43776, 2018-099U

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

SPAWAR?

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 SPAWAR-CAL-R
1 43776U 18099U   26079.08507848  .00001549  00000-0  11224-3 0  9990
2 43776  97.4488 122.6219 0018878 307.5649  52.3863 15.05261009398598

Epoch: 2026-03-20T02:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T02:02:30.780Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-85.63156°

Altitude

545.804 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 10m 29s

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

08:41:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

560.767 km

Perigee altitude

534.617 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.829 km

Eccentricity

0.00189

Inclination

97.4488°

RAAN

122.6219°

Arg. of periapsis

307.5649°

True anomaly

52.55791°

Mean anomaly

52.3863°

Eccentric anomaly

52.47208°

Mean motion

3.76561 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00011224

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

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

POLAR SCOUT YUKON, 43808

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 (Decayed)

LACMA ENOCH, 43777 (Decayed)

VESTA-1, 43781 (Decayed)

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

PW-SAT2, 43814 (Decayed)

OBJECT Q, 43772

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SPAWAR-CAL-R 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.
6 mins	2026-03-21 15:18:50.671Z	31.853° NE	2026-03-21 15:21:50.671Z	111.475° ESE	34.759°	2026-03-21 15:24:50.671Z	169.457° S
4 mins	2026-03-22 02:03:50.671Z	106.094° ESE	2026-03-22 02:05:50.671Z	64.796° ENE	21.004°	2026-03-22 02:07:50.671Z	27.193° NE
4 mins	2026-03-22 03:38:50.671Z	231.697° WSW	2026-03-22 03:39:50.671Z	253.319° W	22.219°	2026-03-22 03:42:50.671Z	313.552° NW

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SPAWAR-CAL-R, 43776

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T02:02:30.780Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SPAWAR-CAL-R Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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