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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
Country
Flag of TWTW / TWN
Related business
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 (7 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, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.189 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   26262.27474905  .00003302  00000-0  17518-3 0  9996
2 44343  23.9986 250.6673 0000439 354.7718   5.2781 15.10406268397484
Epoch: 2026-09-19T06:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-19T06:35:38.317Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
153.57194°
Altitude
532.534 km
Speed
7.599 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 42m 40s
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
13:36:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
540.061 km
Perigee altitude
539.453 km
Semi-major axis
6,917.894 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
23.9986°
RAAN
250.6673°
Arg. of periapsis
354.7718°
True anomaly
5.27856°
Mean anomaly
5.2781°
Eccentric anomaly
5.27833°
Mean motion
3.77209 °/min
Orbital period
95.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00017518
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