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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
4 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 4 hours ago
0 CSIM
1 43793U 18099AM  25182.20553543  .00100842  00000-0  54334-3 0  9995
2 43793  97.4778 261.8523 0004515 138.8845 221.2763 15.79884956361059
Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:55:58.261Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-91.64478°
Altitude
336.213 km
Speed
7.706 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 27m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-39.43597°
Longitude
-85.2838°
Altitude
348.872 km
Speed
7.696 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 41m 25s
Apparent Declination
-64° 27' 57"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:57:47
Azimuth
214.101° SW
Elevation
-43.403°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
330.684 km
Perigee altitude
324.628 km
Semi-major axis
6,705.793 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
97.4778°
RAAN
261.8523°
Arg. of periapsis
138.8845°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
221.2763°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.95246 °/min
Orbital period
91.08 mins
BSTAR
0.00054334
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