OBJECT X, 43779
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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OBJECT X, 43779 is a satellite 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). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.
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43779 intel report (Beta)
OBJECT X details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT X
1 43779U 18099X 24348.08462090 .00004708 00000-0 35289-3 0 9996
2 43779 97.5219 36.8161 0015484 113.7851 246.5000 15.03055578329211Epoch: 2024-12-13T02:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T02:01:51.245Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -75.90309° |
| Altitude | 564.842 km |
| Speed | 7.576 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 27m 15s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -53.66028° |
| Longitude | 94.11432° |
| Altitude | 583.918 km |
| Speed | 7.564 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 12m 32s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 59' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:57:18 |
| Azimuth | 136.669° SSE |
| Elevation | -58.484° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 565.209 km |
| Perigee altitude | 543.74 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,932.611 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015484 |
| Inclination | 97.5219° |
| RAAN | 36.8161° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 113.7851° |
| True anomaly | 246.33741° |
| Mean anomaly | 246.5° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 246.41869° |
| Mean motion | 3.76009 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00035289 |
| Orbital period | 95.74 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
OBJECT X Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-13 15:24:32.053Z | 62.101° ENE | 2024-12-13 15:26:32.053Z | 98.531° ESE | 16.785° | 2024-12-13 15:28:32.053Z | 131.914° SE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-13 16:59:32.053Z | 331.36° NNW | 2024-12-13 17:01:32.053Z | 278.915° WNW | 26.709° | 2024-12-13 17:04:32.053Z | 227.539° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-14 03:43:32.053Z | 182.146° SSW | 2024-12-14 03:46:32.053Z | 282.073° WNW | 40.773° | 2024-12-14 03:49:32.053Z | 338.918° N |
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