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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 (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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 SPAWAR-CAL-OR
1 43778U 18099W   26034.07329076  .00011292  00000-0  51581-3 0  9993
2 43778  97.4014  84.6494 0013435  69.9980 290.2701 15.20662054392251

Epoch: 2026-02-03T01:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T01:45:32.321Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-74.99473°

Altitude

503.741 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 38m 35s

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

02:03:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

510.049 km

Perigee altitude

491.565 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.944 km

Eccentricity

0.00134

Inclination

97.4014°

RAAN

84.6494°

Arg. of periapsis

69.998°

True anomaly

290.1256°

Mean anomaly

290.2701°

Eccentric anomaly

290.19786°

Mean motion

3.80418 °/min

Orbital period

94.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00051581

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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	2026-02-04 03:09:40.952Z	156.371° SSE	2026-02-04 03:12:40.952Z	33.748° NE	41.202°	2026-02-04 03:15:40.952Z	353.854° N
6 mins	2026-02-04 16:13:40.952Z	7.111° NNE	2026-02-04 16:16:40.952Z	224.998° SW	42.205°	2026-02-04 16:19:40.952Z	198.152° SSW

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SPAWAR-CAL-OR, 43778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T01:45:32.321Z)

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