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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
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 SHIELDS 1
1 43850U 18104B   25190.55004030  .00021903  00000-0  24334-3 0  9992
2 43850  85.0126  15.4143 0006986  45.5344 314.6490 15.62723662366132
Epoch: 2025-07-09T13:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T13:12:03.481Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-110.32928°
Altitude
379.684 km
Speed
7.684 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 01m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
37.59643°
Longitude
65.73107°
Altitude
385.759 km
Speed
7.682 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 48m 19s
Apparent Declination
0° 13' 41"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:03:54
Azimuth
46.154° ENE
Elevation
-39.352°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
381.333 km
Perigee altitude
371.895 km
Semi-major axis
6,754.751 km
Eccentricity
0.0007
Inclination
85.0126°
RAAN
15.4143°
Arg. of periapsis
45.5344°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
314.649°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.90957 °/min
Orbital period
92.08 mins
BSTAR
0.00024334
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SHIELDS 1 Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-07-10 00:30:51.947Z353.939° N2025-07-10 00:32:51.947Z343.944° N41.301°2025-07-10 00:35:51.947Z179.192° S
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