OPTSAT 3000, 42900
Orbit data source: McCants
OPTSAT 3000, 42900 is a payload satellite owned by M.d. Difesa (IT) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 02 Aug 2017 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPTSAT 3000 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 1 year ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | IAI |
| Mission | Operational Defense Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | 'OFEQ, AOCS |
| Mass | 368 kg wet, ~350 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 5.873 m² |
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TLE from 1 year ago
Optsat 3000
1 42900U 17044A 23252.85382013 0.00014200 00000-0 54862-3 0 03
2 42900 97.3828 315.0824 0012962 84.8200 275.1799 15.26209176 08Epoch: 2023-09-09T20:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2023-09-09T20:29:30.059Z)
| Latitude | -0.27141° |
| Longitude | 19.11173° |
| Altitude | 489.5 km |
| Speed | 7.621 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 00m 28s |
| True Declination | 0° 16' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 2.80445° |
| Longitude | 131.61021° |
| Altitude | 446.285 km |
| Speed | 7.64 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 53m 22s |
| Apparent Declination | -18° 00' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:01:32 |
| Azimuth | 329.187° NNW |
| Elevation | -65.397° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 493.008 km |
| Perigee altitude | 475.219 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,862.25 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012962 |
| Inclination | 97.3828° |
| RAAN | 315.0824° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 84.82° |
| True anomaly | 275.03195° |
| Mean anomaly | 275.1799° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 275.10593° |
| Mean motion | 3.81807 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00054862 |
| Orbital period | 94.29 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2017 (2017-08-02 UTC)
| OPTSAT 3000, 42900 |
| VENUS, 42901 |
| AVUM DEB (ADAPTOR), 42902 (Decayed) |
| OPTSAT 3000 DEB (COVER), 42931 (Decayed) |
OPTSAT 3000 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 17:45:29.469Z | 0.726° NNE | 2024-12-26 17:48:29.469Z | 260.637° W | 38.294° | 2024-12-26 17:50:29.469Z | 210.681° SW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 04:14:29.469Z | 126.633° SE | 2024-12-27 04:16:29.469Z | 68.309° E | 28.474° | 2024-12-27 04:18:29.469Z | 16.295° NNE |
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