THEA, 43796
Orbit data source: Space-Track
THEA, 43796 is an American 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceQuest
Mission
Operational Commercial Sigint
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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 THEA
1 43796U 18099AQ 26235.42827036 .00016853 00000-0 46466-3 0 9998
2 43796 97.4393 305.8605 0007945 55.7257 304.4739 15.37155882423014Epoch: 2026-08-23T10:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T10:16:42.559Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
179.9587°
Altitude
454.567 km
Speed
7.641 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 23m 26s
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
20:02:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
456.895 km
Perigee altitude
446.043 km
Semi-major axis
6,829.606 km
Eccentricity
0.00079
Inclination
97.4393°
RAAN
305.8605°
Arg. of periapsis
55.7257°
True anomaly
304.3988°
Mean anomaly
304.4739°
Eccentric anomaly
304.43636°
Mean motion
3.84547 °/min
Orbital period
93.62 mins
BSTAR
0.00046466
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-08-24 05:09:07.878Z | 189.644° SSW | 2026-08-24 05:12:07.878Z | 276.964° WNW | 34.282° | 2026-08-24 05:14:07.878Z | 328.159° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-24 18:05:07.878Z | 348.766° N | 2026-08-24 18:07:07.878Z | 301.789° NW | 30.593° | 2026-08-24 18:10:07.878Z | 221.307° SW |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-25 04:36:07.878Z | 147.508° SSE | 2026-08-25 04:38:07.878Z | 86.194° E | 39.07° | 2026-08-25 04:41:07.878Z | 358.834° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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