IHOPSAT-TD, 44859
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IHOPSAT-TD, 44859 is a payload satellite owned by Hera Systems (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 11 Dec 2019 UTC via a PSLV-QL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). 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
Hera Systems
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor
Mass
22 kg wet, 22 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 IHOPSAT-TD
1 44859U 19089H 26031.66301060 .00003932 00000-0 23627-3 0 9991
2 44859 36.9668 140.8299 0005578 201.9618 158.0889 15.10901863337326Epoch: 2026-01-31T15:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-31T15:54:44.115Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
131.26228°
Altitude
536.145 km
Speed
7.595 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 23m 19s
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
05:58:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
540.226 km
Perigee altitude
532.512 km
Semi-major axis
6,914.506 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
36.9668°
RAAN
140.8299°
Arg. of periapsis
201.9618°
True anomaly
158.11274°
Mean anomaly
158.0889°
Eccentric anomaly
158.10082°
Mean motion
3.77487 °/min
Orbital period
95.37 mins
BSTAR
0.00023627
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Other satellites on launch #89 in the year 2019 (2019-12-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.IHOPSAT-TD Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-02-01 11:11:26.254Z | 218.47° SW | 2026-02-01 11:14:26.254Z | 157.964° S | 27.501° | 2026-02-01 11:17:26.254Z | 101.806° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-01 12:52:26.254Z | 245.082° WSW | 2026-02-01 12:54:26.254Z | 185.68° SSW | 39.35° | 2026-02-01 12:58:26.254Z | 99.175° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-01 14:32:26.254Z | 255.3° W | 2026-02-01 14:34:26.254Z | 212.065° SW | 33.44° | 2026-02-01 14:38:26.254Z | 122.392° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-01 16:13:26.254Z | 233.156° WSW | 2026-02-01 16:14:26.254Z | 216.066° SW | 16.179° | 2026-02-01 16:17:26.254Z | 167.391° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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