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SPACEBEE-7, 43816

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEBEE-7, 43816 is a payload satellite owned by Swarm Tech (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

43816, 2018-099BL

Orbit

SSO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

Swarm Tech

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.017 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SPACEBEE-7
1 43816U 18099BL  25339.19934884  .00136410  00000-0  18935-2 0  9990
2 43816  97.4740  54.5061 0003681 190.9783 169.1392 15.56552155384355

Epoch: 2025-12-05T04:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T04:47:03.739Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-91.50434°

Altitude

403.232 km

Speed

7.667 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 38m 01s

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

22:15:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

397.058 km

Perigee altitude

392.072 km

Semi-major axis

6,772.702 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

97.474°

RAAN

54.5061°

Arg. of periapsis

190.9783°

True anomaly

169.14714°

Mean anomaly

169.1392°

Eccentric anomaly

169.14317°

Mean motion

3.89404 °/min

Orbital period

92.45 mins

BSTAR

0.0018935

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

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 1, 43769 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-6, 43815

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

EUCROPIS, 43807

SPAWAR-CAL-OR, 43778

OBJECT BE, 43810

OBJECT BS, 43822

OBJECT T, 43775

BRIO, 43813 (Decayed)

POLAR SCOUT KODIAK, 43764

CENTAURI-1, 43809

EAGLET 1, 43790

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SPACEBEE-7 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.
4 mins	2025-12-06 05:36:09.543Z	197.127° SSW	2025-12-06 05:38:09.543Z	256.273° W	31.702°	2025-12-06 05:40:09.543Z	322.639° NNW

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