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SUOMI100, 43804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SUOMI100, 43804 is a payload satellite owned by Aalto univ. (FI) 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

43804, 2018-099AY

Orbit

SSO

Country

FI / FIN

Related business

Aalto University (FI)

Manufacturer

Aalto univ.

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SUOMI100
1 43804U 18099AY  26079.89452865  .00012109  00000-0  46888-3 0  9997
2 43804  97.4289 140.7087 0009483 224.6678 135.3798 15.26284391399947

Epoch: 2026-03-20T21:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T21:28:07.275Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

0.25534°

Altitude

494.667 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 22m 50s

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

15:06:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.397 km

Perigee altitude

477.383 km

Semi-major axis

6,862.027 km

Eccentricity

0.00095

Inclination

97.4289°

RAAN

140.7087°

Arg. of periapsis

224.6678°

True anomaly

135.45606°

Mean anomaly

135.3798°

Eccentric anomaly

135.41794°

Mean motion

3.81825 °/min

Orbital period

94.28 mins

BSTAR

0.00046888

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

KAZSCISAT-1, 43787 (Decayed)

BRIO, 43813 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-6, 43818 (Decayed)

CENTAURI-1, 43809

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

HIBER-2, 43774 (Decayed)

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SUOMI100 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.
6 mins	2026-03-21 16:54:53.918Z	9.469° NNE	2026-03-21 16:57:53.918Z	220.265° SW	43.733°	2026-03-21 17:00:53.918Z	195.975° SSW
5 mins	2026-03-22 03:30:53.918Z	123.458° SE	2026-03-22 03:32:53.918Z	69.546° E	28.287°	2026-03-22 03:35:53.918Z	9.223° NNE

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SUOMI100, 43804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T21:28:07.275Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SUOMI100 Visibility forecast

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