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TAUSAT-2, 55073 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TAUSAT-2, 55073 was a payload satellite owned by Tel Aviv U. (IL) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 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

55073, 2023-001BS

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Unknown / ISRA

Related business

Tel Aviv University (IL)

Manufacturer

Tel Aviv U.

Mission

Decayed Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 months ago

TLE from 8 months ago

0 TAUSAT-2
1 55073U 23001BS  25081.69089697  .10081506  24974-5  10714-2 0  9993
2 55073  97.3435 159.2003 0011744 269.6525  90.3427 16.37417385124057

Epoch: 2025-03-22T16:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-22T16:34:53.498Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

90.04506°

Altitude

175.986 km

Speed

7.801 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 36m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

05:38:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

177.18 km

Perigee altitude

161.801 km

Semi-major axis

6,547.627 km

Eccentricity

0.00117

Inclination

97.3435°

RAAN

159.2003°

Arg. of periapsis

269.6525°

True anomaly

90.47727°

Mean anomaly

90.3427°

Eccentric anomaly

90.40999°

Mean motion

4.09654 °/min

Orbital period

87.88 mins

BSTAR

0.0010714

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KSF3-D, 55085 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 FUENTETAJA-01, 55088 (Decayed)

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TAUSAT-2, 55073 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-22T16:34:53.498Z)

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