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DSX, 44344

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DSX, 44344 is a payload satellite owned by AFRL/RV (US) 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

44344, 2019-036F

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

MicrosatSystems

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

ESPA, Unknown motor

Mass

668 kg wet, 668 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

Irr + 1 Ant, 54 m

Radar Cross Section

11.357 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 DSX
1 44344U 19036F   25128.34075091  .00000021  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 44344  42.2089 138.7488 1957167 201.8160 148.6113  4.54375072 97398

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:10:40.878Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

149.66535°

Altitude

11,716.696 km

Speed

4.263 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 14m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-30.3945°

Longitude

109.0867°

Altitude

9,444.681 km

Speed

4.951 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 21m 30s

Apparent Declination

-33° 06' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:50:18

Azimuth

314.965° NW

Elevation

-80.753°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

12,034.459 km

Perigee altitude

6,006.857 km

Semi-major axis

15,398.795 km

Eccentricity

0.1957167

Inclination

42.2089°

RAAN

138.7488°

Arg. of periapsis

201.816°

True anomaly

158.22092°

Mean anomaly

148.6113°

Eccentric anomaly

153.59772°

Mean motion

1.13583 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

316.95 mins

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

PROX-1, 44339

OCULUS-ASR SPHERE 1, 44376 (Decayed)

PROMETHEUS 2-6, 44386 (Decayed)

LIGHTSAIL, 44420 (Decayed)

NPSAT1, 44340

OTB, 44341

GPIM, 44342 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 44345

TEPCE, 44346 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-7, 44347 (Decayed)

OCULUS-ASR, 44348 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1, 44349

FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350

DSX Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
72 mins	2025-05-09 12:23:56.424Z	299.475° NW	2025-05-09 13:06:56.424Z	240.629° WSW	32.116°	2025-05-09 13:35:56.424Z	177.979° S
151 mins	2025-05-10 02:04:56.424Z	213.995° SW	2025-05-10 03:32:56.424Z	138.065° SSE	44.119°	2025-05-10 04:35:56.424Z	69.144° E
53 mins	2025-05-10 08:47:56.424Z	287.339° WNW	2025-05-10 09:40:56.424Z	280.929° WNW	40.954°	2025-05-10 09:40:56.424Z	280.929° WNW

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