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ISAT, 43879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ISAT, 43879 is a payload satellite owned by iSky (DE) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 27 Dec 2018 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO). 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

43879, 2018-111D

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

iSky Technology (CN)

Manufacturer

German Orb Sys

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-27 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Ant, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.061 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 ISAT
1 43879U 18111D   26005.08691685  .00048055  00000-0  10525-2 0  9996
2 43879  97.5918 290.7536 0007194 146.9609 213.2089 15.43938509385840

Epoch: 2026-01-05T02:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T02:05:09.615Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

154.77443°

Altitude

441.719 km

Speed

7.645 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 23m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

09:58:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

436.34 km

Perigee altitude

426.542 km

Semi-major axis

6,809.578 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

97.5918°

RAAN

290.7536°

Arg. of periapsis

146.9609°

True anomaly

213.16378°

Mean anomaly

213.2089°

Eccentric anomaly

213.18634°

Mean motion

3.86245 °/min

Orbital period

93.21 mins

BSTAR

0.0010525

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2018 (2018-12-27 UTC)

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (Decayed)

KANOPUS-V 5, 43876

KANOPUS-V 6, 43877

LEMUR 2 SARAHBETTYBOO, 43888 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 7, 43902 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 10, 43905 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 2, 43895 (Decayed)

OBJECT C, 43878 (Decayed)

D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881

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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.
5 mins	2026-01-05 19:19:17.926Z	192.727° SSW	2026-01-05 19:22:17.926Z	277.351° WNW	31.61°	2026-01-05 19:24:17.926Z	326.009° NNW
4 mins	2026-01-06 08:12:17.926Z	345.502° N	2026-01-06 08:14:17.926Z	281.538° WNW	31.483°	2026-01-06 08:16:17.926Z	225.011° WSW

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ISAT, 43879

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T02:05:09.615Z)

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2018 (2018-12-27 UTC)

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