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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
23 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 23 hours ago
0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   25185.98071962  .00003868  00000-0  23733-3 0  9996
2 44343  24.0001  41.2329 0001146 101.8380 258.2252 15.05864512330774
Epoch: 2025-07-04T23:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T23:32:14.175Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
124.94855°
Altitude
546.896 km
Speed
7.591 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 44m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-24.00884°
Longitude
22.50283°
Altitude
553.43 km
Speed
7.586 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 12m 44s
Apparent Declination
-33° 28' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:54:29
Azimuth
80.435° E
Elevation
-68.693°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
554.435 km
Perigee altitude
552.846 km
Semi-major axis
6,931.777 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
24.0001°
RAAN
41.2329°
Arg. of periapsis
101.838°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
258.2252°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76077 °/min
Orbital period
95.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00023733
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