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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
USAF Academy
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
FALCONSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
181 kg wet, 181 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Ant, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.551 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 FALCONSAT-6
1 43815U 18099BK 26220.20830611 .00001868 00000-0 71684-4 0 9994
2 43815 97.3774 295.6647 0016833 115.8049 302.4878 15.27614811421676Epoch: 2026-08-08T04:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-08T04:59:57.647Z)
Latitude
57.47822°
Longitude
-107.69917°
Altitude
486.457 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 56m 03s
True Declination
57° 18' 57"
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
00:27:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
491.443 km
Perigee altitude
468.355 km
Semi-major axis
6,858.036 km
Eccentricity
0.00168
Inclination
97.3774°
RAAN
295.6647°
Arg. of periapsis
115.8049°
True anomaly
302.32491°
Mean anomaly
302.4878°
Eccentric anomaly
302.40637°
Mean motion
3.82158 °/min
Orbital period
94.2 mins
BSTAR
0.000071684
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-08-08 17:52:28.055Z | 15.123° NNE | 2026-08-08 17:55:28.055Z | 40.674° NE | 41.699° | 2026-08-08 17:58:28.055Z | 186.402° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2026-08-09 04:29:28.055Z | 103.667° ESE | 2026-08-09 04:30:28.055Z | 78.577° E | 22.565° | 2026-08-09 04:33:28.055Z | 16.685° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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