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SPAWAR-CAL-OR, 43778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPAWAR-CAL-OR, 43778 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

43778, 2018-099W

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 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.087 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 SPAWAR-CAL-OR
1 43778U 18099W   26295.07886097  .00010501  00000-0  41971-3 0  9997
2 43778  97.3650 341.2898 0009760 221.5622 138.4875 15.25255075431986

Epoch: 2026-10-22T01:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T01:53:33.587Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-77.61906°

Altitude

498.142 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 45m 09s

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

09:52:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

493.677 km

Perigee altitude

480.276 km

Semi-major axis

6,865.114 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

97.365°

RAAN

341.2898°

Arg. of periapsis

221.5622°

True anomaly

138.56156°

Mean anomaly

138.4875°

Eccentric anomaly

138.52454°

Mean motion

3.81568 °/min

Orbital period

94.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00041971

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

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

PW-SAT2, 43814 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 3, 43788 (Decayed)

VESTA-1, 43781 (Decayed)

CAPELLA-1, 43791 (Decayed)

OBJECT AV, 43801 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 (Decayed)

OBJECT Q, 43772 (Decayed)

BRIO, 43813 (Decayed)

POLAR SCOUT KODIAK, 43764 (Decayed)

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

OBJECT AZ, 43805 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-7, 43816 (Decayed)

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

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SPAWAR-CAL-OR 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	2026-10-23 16:14:06.626Z	5.695° NNE	2026-10-23 16:17:06.626Z	319.247° NNW	62.437°	2026-10-23 16:20:06.626Z	203.732° SW
5 mins	2026-10-24 02:51:06.626Z	129.507° SE	2026-10-24 02:53:06.626Z	68.271° E	39.189°	2026-10-24 02:56:06.626Z	5.725° NNE

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SPAWAR-CAL-OR, 43778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T01:53:33.587Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SPAWAR-CAL-OR Visibility forecast

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