ASTROCAST-01, 43798
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTROCAST-01, 43798 is a payload satellite owned by Astrocast (CH) 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
Unknown / SWTZRelated business
Manufacturer
Astrocast
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ASTROCAST-01
1 43798U 18099AS 25339.76391763 .00038340 00000-0 10647-2 0 9990
2 43798 97.4640 48.8856 0006206 188.3224 171.7918 15.36772523384600Epoch: 2025-12-05T18:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T18:20:02.483Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
59.07392°
Altitude
462.971 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 15m 32s
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
05:27:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
456.846 km
Perigee altitude
448.368 km
Semi-major axis
6,830.744 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
97.464°
RAAN
48.8856°
Arg. of periapsis
188.3224°
True anomaly
171.80195°
Mean anomaly
171.7918°
Eccentric anomaly
171.79687°
Mean motion
3.84451 °/min
Orbital period
93.64 mins
BSTAR
0.0010647
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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.ASTROCAST-01 Visibility forecast
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-12-06 16:47:29.881Z | 56.848° ENE | 2025-12-06 16:49:29.881Z | 95.386° ESE | 15.698° | 2025-12-06 16:51:29.881Z | 133.115° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-07 04:51:29.881Z | 169.601° S | 2025-12-07 04:53:29.881Z | 333.444° NNW | 43.971° | 2025-12-07 04:56:29.881Z | 347.088° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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