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FALCONSAT-6, 43815

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCONSAT-6, 43815 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) 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
43815, 2018-099BK
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
USAF Academy
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
FALCONSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
181 kg wet, 181 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 + 1 Ant, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.551 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 FALCONSAT-6
1 43815U 18099BK  25199.45155405  .00010096  00000-0  42512-3 0  9996
2 43815  97.5144 273.8325 0018490  44.8047 325.9903 15.23401230362858
Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:50:14.269Z)
Latitude
10.52913°
Longitude
173.37312°
Altitude
487.396 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 09m 44s
True Declination
10° 27' 54"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
38.40116°
Longitude
169.33322°
Altitude
488.33 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 55m 25s
Apparent Declination
1° 27' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:21:53
Azimuth
61.94° ENE
Elevation
-27.375°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.26 km
Perigee altitude
479.852 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.693 km
Eccentricity
0.00185
Inclination
97.5144°
RAAN
273.8325°
Arg. of periapsis
44.8047°
True anomaly
325.87156°
Mean anomaly
325.9903°
Eccentric anomaly
325.93095°
Mean motion
3.81103 °/min
Orbital period
94.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00042512
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