CENTAURI-1, 43809
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CENTAURI-1, 43809 is a payload satellite owned by Fleet Space (AU) 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
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
Fleet Space
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 + 2 Pan, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 CENTAURI-1
1 43809U 18099BD 26295.65072905 .00004885 00000-0 24696-3 0 9994
2 43809 97.4073 344.6190 0012316 241.0671 118.9328 15.17448088431823Epoch: 2026-10-22T15:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T15:37:02.989Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
79.27398°
Altitude
520.758 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 58m 28s
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
04:20:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
519.01 km
Perigee altitude
502.042 km
Semi-major axis
6,888.663 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
97.4073°
RAAN
344.619°
Arg. of periapsis
241.0671°
True anomaly
119.05622°
Mean anomaly
118.9328°
Eccentric anomaly
118.99452°
Mean motion
3.79613 °/min
Orbital period
94.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00024696
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-10-23 15:55:28.539Z | 27.483° NE | 2026-10-23 15:58:28.539Z | 97.916° ESE | 46.412° | 2026-10-23 16:01:28.539Z | 170.571° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-10-24 04:09:28.539Z | 222.328° SW | 2026-10-24 04:11:28.539Z | 268.76° W | 25.713° | 2026-10-24 04:14:28.539Z | 321.642° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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