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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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ISAT
1 43879U 18111D   25241.26489550  .00030993  00000-0  97619-3 0  9995
2 43879  97.5876 157.5733 0005258 269.5866  90.4773 15.32849482366043

Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T06:21:26.971Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

84.49489°

Altitude

470.45 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 30m 17s

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

13:06:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

467.87 km

Perigee altitude

460.674 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.409 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

97.5876°

RAAN

157.5733°

Arg. of periapsis

269.5866°

True anomaly

90.53755°

Mean anomaly

90.4773°

Eccentric anomaly

90.50742°

Mean motion

3.83468 °/min

Orbital period

93.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00097619

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

KANOPUS-V 5, 43876

OBJECT AA, 43900

FLOCK 3K 8, 43901 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 7, 43902 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 12, 43903 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 11, 43904 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 10, 43905 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (Decayed)

ZACUBE-2, 43907 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

KANOPUS-V 6, 43877

OBJECT C, 43878 (Decayed)

UWE-4, 43880

D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881

ISAT 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.
4 mins	2025-08-30 07:59:51.347Z	331.083° NNW	2025-08-30 08:01:51.347Z	275.243° WNW	24.51°	2025-08-30 08:03:51.347Z	234.212° WSW
5 mins	2025-08-30 18:31:51.347Z	166.026° S	2025-08-30 18:33:51.347Z	151.663° SSE	44.811°	2025-08-30 18:36:51.347Z	348.302° N