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FORMOSAT7-6/COSMIC2-6, 44353

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT7-6/COSMIC2-6, 44353 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

44353, 2019-036Q

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FORMOSAT7-6/COSMIC2-6
1 44353U 19036Q   25344.88194838  .00005357  00000-0  41290-3 0  9994
2 44353  23.9962 159.4638 0001121 322.7793  37.2630 14.98392042353572

Epoch: 2025-12-10T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T21:10:00.340Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

122.11645°

Altitude

569.132 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 37m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:19:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

577.415 km

Perigee altitude

575.856 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.773 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

23.9962°

RAAN

159.4638°

Arg. of periapsis

322.7793°

True anomaly

37.27078°

Mean anomaly

37.263°

Eccentric anomaly

37.26689°

Mean motion

3.74213 °/min

Orbital period

96.2 mins

BSTAR

0.0004129

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

TEPCE, 44346 (Decayed)

OCULUS-ASR, 44348 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1, 44349

FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350

OBJECT Y, 44361 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-7, 44347 (Decayed)

OBJECT U, 44357 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-2/COSMIC2-2, 44351

TBEX-B, 44359 (Decayed)

PSAT 2, 44354 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

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Check out FORMOSAT7-6/COSMIC2-6, 44353 on other resources

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