VESTA-1, 43781 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VESTA-1, 43781 was a Canadian payload satellite in LEO 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
CARelated business
Manufacturer
SSTLA/HONEYA
Mission
Decayed Commercial Technology
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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 VESTA-1
1 43781U 18099Z 26008.46972331 .07640871 24735-5 16013-2 0 9993
2 43781 97.4061 84.7922 0008916 295.0841 64.9528 16.30902669390140Epoch: 2026-01-08T11:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-08T11:16:24.093Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
167.66845°
Altitude
190.878 km
Speed
7.793 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 39m 10s
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
10:13:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
192.788 km
Perigee altitude
181.081 km
Semi-major axis
6,565.072 km
Eccentricity
0.00089
Inclination
97.4061°
RAAN
84.7922°
Arg. of periapsis
295.0841°
True anomaly
65.04541°
Mean anomaly
64.9528°
Eccentric anomaly
64.9991°
Mean motion
4.08022 °/min
Orbital period
88.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0016013
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.VESTA-1 Visibility
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