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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

43809, 2018-099BD

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

Fleet Space Technologies Pty Ltd (AU)

Manufacturer

Fleet Space

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

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 + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 CENTAURI-1
1 43809U 18099BD  26125.10850315  .00005630  00000-0  29631-3 0  9998
2 43809  97.4250 177.7598 0015840 116.0479 244.2387 15.15921927405970

Epoch: 2026-05-05T02:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T02:36:14.672Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-84.28942°

Altitude

526.028 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 51m 02s

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

16:35:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

526.072 km

Perigee altitude

504.234 km

Semi-major axis

6,893.29 km

Eccentricity

0.00158

Inclination

97.425°

RAAN

177.7598°

Arg. of periapsis

116.0479°

True anomaly

244.07537°

Mean anomaly

244.2387°

Eccentric anomaly

244.15702°

Mean motion

3.79231 °/min

Orbital period

94.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00029631

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

SPACEBEE-7, 43816 (Decayed)

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NEXTSAT-1, 43811

POLAR SCOUT KODIAK, 43764

M1, 43779

SEAHAWK-1, 43820

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CENTAURI-1 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	2026-05-05 15:50:24.896Z	31.654° NE	2026-05-05 15:53:24.896Z	86.46° E	28.796°	2026-05-05 15:56:24.896Z	158.737° S
5 mins	2026-05-06 04:05:24.896Z	211.69° SW	2026-05-06 04:07:24.896Z	263.111° W	28.113°	2026-05-06 04:10:24.896Z	324.943° NNW

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CENTAURI-1, 43809

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T02:36:14.672Z)

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