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FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343 is a payload satellite owned by NSPO (TW) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 25 Jun 2019 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
44343, 2019-036E
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
278 kg wet, 278 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-06-25 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON HEAVY
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.189 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   25127.14502807  .00006789  00000-0  37919-3 0  9993
2 44343  23.9992  83.7843 0001513 359.4796   0.5706 15.10626998321898
Epoch: 2025-05-07T03:28Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T03:28:50.425Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
166.34008°
Altitude
531.118 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 35m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-12.86123°
Longitude
120.25061°
Altitude
534.091 km
Speed
7.598 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 42m 44s
Apparent Declination
-27° 18' 41"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:23:19
Azimuth
66.496° ENE
Elevation
-65.688°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
540.13 km
Perigee altitude
538.037 km
Semi-major axis
6,917.221 km
Eccentricity
0.0001513
Inclination
23.9992°
RAAN
83.7843°
Arg. of periapsis
359.4796°
True anomaly
0.57077°
Mean anomaly
0.5706°
Eccentric anomaly
0.57069°
Mean motion
3.77264 °/min
BSTAR
0.00037919
Orbital period
95.42 mins
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