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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / ISRARelated 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 months ago
TLE from 7 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 16.37417385124057Epoch: 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
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
06:24:40
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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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 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.TAUSAT-2 Visibility
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