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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

TW / TWN

Related business

Taiwan Space Agency (TW)

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, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.189 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   25343.46332306  .00008496  00000-0  51898-3 0  9992
2 44343  24.0002  42.5335 0000976 149.9653 210.0906 15.07803251354551

Epoch: 2025-12-09T11:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T11:07:11.112Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

157.28951°

Altitude

541.377 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 50m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

15:16:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.381 km

Perigee altitude

547.029 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.842 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

24.0002°

RAAN

42.5335°

Arg. of periapsis

149.9653°

True anomaly

210.08499°

Mean anomaly

210.0906°

Eccentric anomaly

210.0878°

Mean motion

3.7656 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00051898

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2019 (2019-06-25 UTC)

BRICSAT 2, 44355 (Decayed)

PROMETHEUS 2-6, 44386 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-2/COSMIC2-2, 44351

FORMOSAT7-6/COSMIC2-6, 44353

ARMADILLO, 44352 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1, 44349

FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350

OBJECT Z, 44375 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-5/COSMIC2-5, 44358

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 44345

OCULUS-ASR SPHERE 1, 44376 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-7, 44347 (Decayed)

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