ICON, 44628
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ICON, 44628 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Oct 2019 UTC via a PEGASUS XL launch vehicle from the Pegasus Launch, Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NGIS SSG
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
LEOSTAR-2/750, AOCS
Mass
288 kg wet, 288 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + Cyl + 1 Pan, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.624 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ICON
1 44628U 19068A 26171.21040164 .00002930 00000-0 17541-3 0 9998
2 44628 26.9855 2.9761 0013070 246.2722 113.6468 15.06980876366499Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:02:58.701Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
18.80317°
Altitude
547.206 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 11m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:07:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
558.889 km
Perigee altitude
540.78 km
Semi-major axis
6,927.972 km
Eccentricity
0.00131
Inclination
26.9855°
RAAN
2.9761°
Arg. of periapsis
246.2722°
True anomaly
113.78391°
Mean anomaly
113.6468°
Eccentric anomaly
113.71536°
Mean motion
3.76386 °/min
Orbital period
95.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00017541
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2019 (2019-10-11 UTC)
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