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RCM 2, 44324

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RCM 2, 44324 is a payload satellite owned by CSA (CA) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 12 Jun 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

44324, 2019-033C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

Canadian Space Agency (CA)

Manufacturer

BALM/MAXAR

Mission

Operational Civil Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

MAC-200, Unknown motor

Mass

1,450 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-06-12 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 7 m

Radar Cross Section

10.097 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 RCM 2
1 44324U 19033C   25187.19053972  .00000601  00000-0  63895-4 0  9994
2 44324  97.7605 194.6307 0001508  89.7613 270.3779 14.92589744330476

Epoch: 2025-07-06T04:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T04:34:22.631Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-158.38137°

Altitude

592.9 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 58m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.59622°

Longitude

-163.40886°

Altitude

593.742 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 30m 16s

Apparent Declination

-1° 31' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:54:15

Azimuth

307.224° NW

Elevation

-37.801°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

587.932 km

Perigee altitude

585.832 km

Semi-major axis

6,965.019 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.7605°

RAAN

194.6307°

Arg. of periapsis

89.7613°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.3779°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.73387 °/min

Orbital period

96.41 mins

BSTAR

0.000063895

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RCM 2 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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 13:11:30.089Z	22.086° NNE	2025-07-06 13:14:30.089Z	92.264° ESE	41.659°	2025-07-06 13:18:30.089Z	182.32° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-07 00:01:30.089Z	130.483° SE	2025-07-07 00:04:30.089Z	54.997° ENE	30.816°	2025-07-07 00:07:30.089Z	6.132° NNE

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