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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 SHIELDS 1
1 43850U 18104B 25255.19493755 .00040470 00000-0 36482-3 0 9997
2 43850 85.0140 329.6283 0007049 133.8168 226.3683 15.67967729376244Epoch: 2025-09-12T04:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-12T04:40:42.604Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-91.99536°
Altitude
371.214 km
Speed
7.685 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 58m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
18:13:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
366.281 km
Perigee altitude
356.78 km
Semi-major axis
6,739.668 km
Eccentricity
0.0007
Inclination
85.014°
RAAN
329.6283°
Arg. of periapsis
133.8168°
True anomaly
226.30987°
Mean anomaly
226.3683°
Eccentric anomaly
226.33908°
Mean motion
3.9227 °/min
Orbital period
91.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00036482
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Other satellites on launch #104 in the year 2018 (2018-12-16 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.SHIELDS 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-14 05:49:49.374Z | 207.851° SW | 2025-09-14 05:51:49.374Z | 283.724° WNW | 35.292° | 2025-09-14 05:53:49.374Z | 346.627° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-14 16:58:49.374Z | 354.525° N | 2025-09-14 17:00:49.374Z | 181.951° SSW | 40.498° | 2025-09-14 17:02:49.374Z | 177.852° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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