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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

43796, 2018-099AQ

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Maxar Technologies Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceQuest

Mission

Operational Commercial Sigint

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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 THEA
1 43796U 18099AQ  26087.16512760  .00020917  00000-0  67453-3 0  9994
2 43796  97.4516 156.2156 0007605 202.0266 158.0650 15.32160740400272

Epoch: 2026-03-28T03:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T03:57:47.024Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-88.81962°

Altitude

477.305 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 24m 51s

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

20:27:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.524 km

Perigee altitude

461.113 km

Semi-major axis

6,844.455 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.4516°

RAAN

156.2156°

Arg. of periapsis

202.0266°

True anomaly

158.09753°

Mean anomaly

158.065°

Eccentric anomaly

158.08127°

Mean motion

3.83296 °/min

Orbital period

93.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00067453

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

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C12, 43797

SPAWAR-CAL-O, 43766

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

SUOMI100, 43804

ASTROCAST-01, 43798

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-28 17:03:44.507Z	27.145° NE	2026-03-28 17:06:44.507Z	94.472° ESE	34.269°	2026-03-28 17:09:44.507Z	170.086° S
5 mins	2026-03-29 05:10:44.507Z	213.528° SW	2026-03-29 05:12:44.507Z	263.911° W	25.546°	2026-03-29 05:15:44.507Z	324.221° NNW

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THEA, 43796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T03:57:47.024Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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