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CSIM, 43793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CSIM, 43793 is a payload satellite owned by CU-LASP (US) 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
43793, 2018-099AM
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon
Mission
Operational Amateur Astronomy
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 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 + 2 Pan, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.143 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 CSIM
1 43793U 18099AM  25190.17533534  .00086814  00000-0  39889-3 0  9998
2 43793  97.4763 270.5212 0002052 152.1795 207.9584 15.83397195362313
Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:12:28.973Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-79.95926°
Altitude
325.23 km
Speed
7.712 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 02m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
52.51931°
Longitude
-89.60964°
Altitude
329.61 km
Speed
7.716 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 23m 47s
Apparent Declination
24° 27' 28"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:37:22
Azimuth
310.06° NW
Elevation
-6.813°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
319.101 km
Perigee altitude
316.353 km
Semi-major axis
6,695.864 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
97.4763°
RAAN
270.5212°
Arg. of periapsis
152.1795°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
207.9584°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.96126 °/min
Orbital period
90.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00039889
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CSIM Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-09 18:24:52.451Z1.507° NNE2025-07-09 18:26:52.451Z257.626° W40.198°2025-07-09 18:28:52.451Z204.013° SW
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