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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

Country

Related business

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 (7 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, 27.0 m

Radar Cross Section

11.357 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 DSX
1 44344U 19036F   26316.50335863 -.00000039  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 44344  42.2805 296.4740 1966250  79.4457 302.0271  4.54371565122537

Epoch: 2026-11-12T12:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T12:04:50.185Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

63.61768°

Altitude

7,909.214 km

Speed

5.47 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 45m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

02:06:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

12,048.535 km

Perigee altitude

5,992.929 km

Semi-major axis

15,398.869 km

Eccentricity

0.19663

Inclination

42.2805°

RAAN

296.474°

Arg. of periapsis

79.4457°

True anomaly

280.60006°

Mean anomaly

302.0271°

Eccentric anomaly

291.54873°

Mean motion

1.13582 °/min

Orbital period

316.95 mins

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

FORMOSAT7-6/COSMIC2-6, 44353

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 44345

OTB, 44341

FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

PROX-1, 44339

OBJECT Y, 44361 (Decayed)

BRICSAT 2, 44355 (Decayed)

GPIM, 44342 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-2/COSMIC2-2, 44351

NPSAT1, 44340

PSAT 2, 44354 (Decayed)

LIGHTSAIL, 44420 (Decayed)

OBJECT U, 44357 (Decayed)

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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.
82 mins	2026-11-13 10:13:17.180Z	295.15° NW	2026-11-13 10:44:17.180Z	229.371° WSW	47.819°	2026-11-13 11:35:17.180Z	164.782° S
72 mins	2026-11-14 00:57:17.180Z	220.759° SW	2026-11-14 01:37:17.180Z	147.553° SSE	70.908°	2026-11-14 02:09:17.180Z	66.618° ENE

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DSX, 44344

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T12:04:50.185Z)

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

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