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SHIELDS 1, 43850

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHIELDS 1, 43850 is a payload satellite owned by NASA LaRC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 16 Dec 2018 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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

43850, 2018-104B

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

NASA LaRC

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

6.93 kg wet, 6.93 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-16 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SHIELDS 1
1 43850U 18104B   25348.51000846  .00123684  00000-0  50553-3 0  9995
2 43850  85.0064 262.4302 0008111 101.6967 258.5220 15.85714664390930

Epoch: 2025-12-14T12:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T12:14:24.730Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-4.59474°

Altitude

318.636 km

Speed

7.716 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 29m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:42:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

316.528 km

Perigee altitude

305.677 km

Semi-major axis

6,689.24 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

85.0064°

RAAN

262.4302°

Arg. of periapsis

101.6967°

True anomaly

258.43093°

Mean anomaly

258.522°

Eccentric anomaly

258.47646°

Mean motion

3.96714 °/min

Orbital period

90.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00050553

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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2018 (2018-12-16 UTC)

GOERGEN, 43860 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 43858 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 11-R3, 43849 (Decayed)

CHOMPTT, 43855 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 43851 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 43859 (Decayed)

CP11 (ISX), 43856 (Decayed)

ELECTRON R/B, 43863 (Decayed)

OBJECT E, 43853 (Decayed)

AEROCUBE 11-EAGLESCOUT, 43861 (Decayed)

STF-1, 43852 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 43854 (Decayed)

OBJECT P, 43862 (Decayed)

DAVINCI, 43857 (Decayed)

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Check out SHIELDS 1, 43850 on other resources

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