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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
10 hours 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 10 hours ago
0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   25182.00496864  .00003348  00000-0  20262-3 0  9995
2 44343  23.9998  68.4296 0001127  70.4916 289.5709 15.05836163330276
Epoch: 2025-07-01T00:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T00:07:09.29Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
147.33427°
Altitude
546.56 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 33m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
23.79305°
Longitude
-135.46329°
Altitude
545.984 km
Speed
7.594 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 41m 11s
Apparent Declination
-6° 33' 54"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:39:28
Azimuth
359.22° N
Elevation
-56.647°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
554.508 km
Perigee altitude
552.946 km
Semi-major axis
6,931.864 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
23.9998°
RAAN
68.4296°
Arg. of periapsis
70.4916°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
289.5709°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76069 °/min
Orbital period
95.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00020262
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