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GRUS-1A, 43890

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GRUS-1A, 43890 is a payload satellite 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

43890, 2018-111Q

Orbit

SSO

Country

TBD

Related business

Axelspace (JP)

Manufacturer

AXELSPACE

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

GRUS, Unknown motor

Mass

80 kg wet, 80 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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 GRUS-1A
1 43890U 18111Q   26097.20835719  .00000923  00000-0  80760-4 0  9994
2 43890  97.4637 327.3985 0010578  40.7976 319.4037 14.99004718397079

Epoch: 2026-04-07T05:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T05:00:02.061Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

56.90155°

Altitude

567.452 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 49m 35s

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

14:38:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.313 km

Perigee altitude

559.62 km

Semi-major axis

6,945.104 km

Eccentricity

0.00106

Inclination

97.4637°

RAAN

327.3985°

Arg. of periapsis

40.7976°

True anomaly

319.32474°

Mean anomaly

319.4037°

Eccentric anomaly

319.36423°

Mean motion

3.74995 °/min

Orbital period

96 mins

BSTAR

0.00008076

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

ISAT, 43879

FLOCK 3K 2, 43895 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 7, 43902 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 10, 43905 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 4, 43893 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 11, 43904 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 5, 43899 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 8, 43901 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 REMY-COLTON, 43884 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 CHRISTINAHOLT, 43882 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

OBJECT R, 43891

FLOCK 3K 12, 43903 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (Decayed)

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GRUS-1A 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.
6 mins	2026-04-07 14:44:51.966Z	132.645° SE	2026-04-07 14:47:51.966Z	75.077° E	28.664°	2026-04-07 14:50:51.966Z	12.578° NNE
6 mins	2026-04-08 04:00:51.966Z	23.365° NE	2026-04-08 04:02:51.966Z	77.684° E	42.443°	2026-04-08 04:06:51.966Z	184.139° SSW

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GRUS-1A, 43890

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-07T05:00:02.061Z)

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Orbital elements

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

GRUS-1A Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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