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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

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

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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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FALCONSAT-6
1 43815U 18099BK  26087.19219260  .00004528  00000-0  17478-3 0  9990
2 43815  97.3844 164.0821 0014674 224.7735 158.0198 15.26697071401373

Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:36:45.440Z)

Latitude

22.67397°

Longitude

-93.80981°

Altitude

497.955 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 43m 58s

True Declination

22° 32' 50"

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

20:27:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.718 km

Perigee altitude

472.583 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.787 km

Eccentricity

0.00147

Inclination

97.3844°

RAAN

164.0821°

Arg. of periapsis

224.7735°

True anomaly

158.08263°

Mean anomaly

158.0198°

Eccentric anomaly

158.05123°

Mean motion

3.81929 °/min

Orbital period

94.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00017478

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

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C12, 43797

SPAWAR-CAL-O, 43766

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

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FALCONSAT-6 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	2026-03-28 17:39:44.434Z	24.772° NE	2026-03-28 17:42:44.434Z	105.399° ESE	38.056°	2026-03-28 17:45:44.434Z	175.665° S
4 mins	2026-03-29 05:49:44.434Z	230.108° WSW	2026-03-29 05:50:44.434Z	253.615° W	22.101°	2026-03-29 05:53:44.434Z	316.46° NNW

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FALCONSAT-6, 43815

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-28T04:36:45.440Z)

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