M1, 43779
Orbit data source: Space-Track
M1, 43779 is a payload satellite owned by RAAF (AU) 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
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
U. NSW
Mission
Non-operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 M1
1 43779U 18099X 26235.86294437 .00002414 00000-0 16108-3 0 9998
2 43779 97.4343 276.6357 0013567 155.1625 205.0259 15.07880317422332Epoch: 2026-08-23T20:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T20:42:38.393Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-6.17717°
Altitude
554.263 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 26m 32s
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
04:19:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
549.047 km
Perigee altitude
530.276 km
Semi-major axis
6,917.799 km
Eccentricity
0.00136
Inclination
97.4343°
RAAN
276.6357°
Arg. of periapsis
155.1625°
True anomaly
204.96023°
Mean anomaly
205.0259°
Eccentric anomaly
204.99306°
Mean motion
3.77217 °/min
Orbital period
95.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00016108
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-08-24 14:48:36.278Z | 48.751° ENE | 2026-08-24 14:51:36.278Z | 102.989° ESE | 18.462° | 2026-08-24 14:53:36.278Z | 137.438° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-24 16:23:36.278Z | 335.877° NNW | 2026-08-24 16:25:36.278Z | 294.387° NW | 23.722° | 2026-08-24 16:28:36.278Z | 235.678° WSW |
| 7 mins | 2026-08-25 03:05:36.278Z | 182.911° SSW | 2026-08-25 03:08:36.278Z | 246.597° WSW | 39.601° | 2026-08-25 03:12:36.278Z | 339.318° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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