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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SPAWAR?
Mission
Operational Defense Calibration
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 SPAWAR-CAL-OR
1 43778U 18099W 25286.11138850 .00014030 00000-0 69748-3 0 9991
2 43778 97.4193 333.8498 0014682 101.2233 259.0652 15.17656309375103Epoch: 2025-10-13T02:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T02:40:23.966Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-88.16892°
Altitude
517.947 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 15m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:26:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
520.009 km
Perigee altitude
499.783 km
Semi-major axis
6,888.033 km
Eccentricity
0.00147
Inclination
97.4193°
RAAN
333.8498°
Arg. of periapsis
101.2233°
True anomaly
258.90007°
Mean anomaly
259.0652°
Eccentric anomaly
258.98263°
Mean motion
3.79665 °/min
Orbital period
94.82 mins
BSTAR
0.00069748
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-13 15:53:59.836Z | 25.153° NE | 2025-10-13 15:56:59.836Z | 111.105° ESE | 38.468° | 2025-10-13 15:59:59.836Z | 176.254° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-14 02:33:59.836Z | 108.1° ESE | 2025-10-14 02:35:59.836Z | 65.119° ENE | 20.411° | 2025-10-14 02:37:59.836Z | 26.148° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-14 04:07:59.836Z | 227.889° WSW | 2025-10-14 04:09:59.836Z | 271.793° WNW | 20.256° | 2025-10-14 04:11:59.836Z | 309.939° NW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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