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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

43779, 2018-099X

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

Royal Australian Air Force (AU)

Manufacturer

U. NSW

Mission

Non-operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 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 + 1 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 M1
1 43779U 18099X   26079.08446290  .00002670  00000-0  18148-3 0  9994
2 43779  97.4500 124.9275 0012522 345.4517  14.6349 15.07123520398719

Epoch: 2026-03-20T02:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T02:01:37.594Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-83.10375°

Altitude

539.678 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 19m 42s

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

07:11:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

550.645 km

Perigee altitude

533.314 km

Semi-major axis

6,920.117 km

Eccentricity

0.00125

Inclination

97.45°

RAAN

124.9275°

Arg. of periapsis

345.4517°

True anomaly

14.67121°

Mean anomaly

14.6349°

Eccentric anomaly

14.65305°

Mean motion

3.77027 °/min

Orbital period

95.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00018148

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

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

PW-SAT2, 43814 (Decayed)

ORBWEAVER 1, 43795 (Decayed)

SIRION PATHFINDER-2, 43759

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

SPAWAR-CAL-R, 43776

SNUSAT-2, 43782

UPPER FREE FLYER, 43763

OBJECT AZ, 43805

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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 03:38:20.181Z	201.596° SSW	2026-03-21 03:41:20.181Z	253.214° W	26.124°	2026-03-21 03:44:20.181Z	319.101° NNW
5 mins	2026-03-21 15:16:20.181Z	55.379° ENE	2026-03-21 15:18:20.181Z	108.8° ESE	26.652°	2026-03-21 15:21:20.181Z	159.128° S

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M1, 43779

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: 2026-03-20T02:01:37.594Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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