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SEAHAWK-1, 43820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SEAHAWK-1, 43820 is an American payload satellite 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

43820, 2018-099BQ

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

University of North Carolina, Wilmington (US)

Manufacturer

AAC ClydeSpace

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

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 + 4 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 SEAHAWK-1
1 43820U 18099BQ  25341.09829224  .00015505  00000-0  74604-3 0  9995
2 43820  97.4259  31.7120 0007560 260.8284  99.2095 15.18843894383332

Epoch: 2025-12-07T02:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T02:21:32.449Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-79.78975°

Altitude

513.259 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 06m 50s

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

21:46:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

511.506 km

Perigee altitude

501.097 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.439 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.4259°

RAAN

31.712°

Arg. of periapsis

260.8284°

True anomaly

99.295°

Mean anomaly

99.2095°

Eccentric anomaly

99.25225°

Mean motion

3.79962 °/min

Orbital period

94.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00074604

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

AISTECHSAT-2, 43768

FALCONSAT-6, 43815

EUCROPIS, 43807

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

SPAWAR-CAL-OR, 43778

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

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SEAHAWK-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	2025-12-08 03:47:06.583Z	180.864° SSW	2025-12-08 03:50:06.583Z	277.392° WNW	40.998°	2025-12-08 03:53:06.583Z	339.471° N
5 mins	2025-12-08 16:53:06.583Z	339.425° N	2025-12-08 16:55:06.583Z	275.478° WNW	31.568°	2025-12-08 16:58:06.583Z	219.023° SW

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SEAHAWK-1, 43820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T02:21:32.449Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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