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CSG-2, 51444

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CSG-2, 51444 is an Italian payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 31 Jan 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 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

51444, 2022-008A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Ministry of Defense, Defense Administration (IT)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Defense Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

PRIMA, AOCS

Mass

2,205 kg wet, ~1,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-01-31 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 3 Pan, 10.5 m

Radar Cross Section

14.025 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 CSG-2
1 51444U 22008A   26172.54077309  .00000579  00000-0  79275-4 0  9998
2 51444  97.8890 356.0747 0001495  91.9346 268.2038 14.82159517237233

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:58:42.794Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-108.34317°

Altitude

625.574 km

Speed

7.546 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 44m 17s

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

21:27:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

620.6 km

Perigee altitude

618.507 km

Semi-major axis

6,997.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.889°

RAAN

356.0747°

Arg. of periapsis

91.9346°

True anomaly

268.18668°

Mean anomaly

268.2038°

Eccentric anomaly

268.19524°

Mean motion

3.70776 °/min

Orbital period

97.09 mins

BSTAR

0.000079275

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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.
7 mins	2026-06-22 11:47:10.673Z	141.777° SSE	2026-06-22 11:51:10.673Z	64.284° ENE	33.908°	2026-06-22 11:54:10.673Z	6.268° NNE
7 mins	2026-06-23 01:12:10.673Z	10.465° NNE	2026-06-23 01:15:10.673Z	245.18° WSW	44.769°	2026-06-23 01:19:10.673Z	196.056° SSW

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CSG-2, 51444

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:58:42.794Z)

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