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VESTA-1, 43781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VESTA-1, 43781 is a Canadian payload 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). 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

43781, 2018-099Z

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Honeywell Aerospace (US)

Manufacturer

SSTLA/HONEYA

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Technology

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, 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 VESTA-1
1 43781U 18099Z   25339.16274033  .00323496  00000-0  24564-2 0  9998
2 43781  97.4316  47.4812 0002589 252.8880 107.2100 15.71361868384707

Epoch: 2025-12-05T03:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T03:54:20.764Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-85.31411°

Altitude

358.679 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 09m 55s

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

04:09:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

353.645 km

Perigee altitude

350.16 km

Semi-major axis

6,730.04 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.4316°

RAAN

47.4812°

Arg. of periapsis

252.888°

True anomaly

107.23834°

Mean anomaly

107.21°

Eccentric anomaly

107.22417°

Mean motion

3.93112 °/min

Orbital period

91.58 mins

BSTAR

0.0024564

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

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-6, 43815

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

EUCROPIS, 43807

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

SIRION PATHFINDER-2, 43759

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VESTA-1, 43781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T03:54:20.764Z)

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