DECAYED

OBJECT L, 43859 (Decayed)

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OBJECT L, 43859 was a satellite owned by NASA GRC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 16 Dec 2018 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity. This object's orbit decayed before it could be identified.

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Identifier
43859, 2018-104L
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
1 year ago
Origin
Flag of USGRC (US)
Manufacturer
NASA GRC
Mission
Decayed Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
2.91 kg wet, 2.91 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-12-16 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ELECTRON
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.066 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 year ago
0 OBJECT L
1 43859U 18104L   24194.91423858  .09173232 -15042-5  34830-3 0  9999
2 43859  84.9829 254.0101 0013879 258.4364 101.5385 16.42702273311208
Epoch: 2024-07-12T21:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-07-12T21:56:30.213Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-6.39948°
Altitude
163.766 km
Speed
7.807 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 56m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
164.406 km
Perigee altitude
146.27 km
Semi-major axis
6,533.475 km
Eccentricity
0.00139
Inclination
84.9829°
RAAN
254.0101°
Arg. of periapsis
258.4364°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
101.5385°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
4.10986 °/min
Orbital period
87.59 mins
BSTAR
0.0003483
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