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UWE-4, 43880

Orbit data source: Space-Track

UWE-4, 43880 is a payload satellite owned by U Wurzburg (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

43880, 2018-111E

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (DE)

Manufacturer

U Wurzburg

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 UWE-4
1 43880U 18111E   26170.73909040  .00028000  00000-0  56934-3 0  9993
2 43880  97.5852  99.2477 0005068 330.7950  29.3015 15.46259003411174

Epoch: 2026-06-19T17:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T17:44:17.410Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-74.78859°

Altitude

427.794 km

Speed

7.656 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 36m 59s

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

01:36:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

428.068 km

Perigee altitude

421.172 km

Semi-major axis

6,802.757 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

97.5852°

RAAN

99.2477°

Arg. of periapsis

330.795°

True anomaly

29.32994°

Mean anomaly

29.3015°

Eccentric anomaly

29.31572°

Mean motion

3.86826 °/min

Orbital period

93.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00056934

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

FLOCK 3K 1, 43894 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 8, 43901 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (Decayed)

OBJECT Y, 43898 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

OBJECT AA, 43900

FLOCK 3K 4, 43893 (Decayed)

ISAT, 43879

GRUS-1A, 43890

LEMUR 2 NATALIEMURRAY, 43887 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 TINYKEV, 43883 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 GUSTAVO, 43885 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 DAISY-HARPER, 43889 (Decayed)

KANOPUS-V 5, 43876

KANOPUS-V 6, 43877

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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	2026-06-20 18:43:51.181Z	126.125° SE	2026-06-20 18:45:51.181Z	81.552° E	24.047°	2026-06-20 18:48:51.181Z	12.936° NNE
4 mins	2026-06-21 07:35:51.181Z	58.821° ENE	2026-06-21 07:36:51.181Z	86.383° E	23.718°	2026-06-21 07:39:51.181Z	155.841° SSE

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UWE-4, 43880

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T17:44:17.410Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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