VENUS, 42901
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VENUS, 42901 is an Israeli payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 02 Aug 2017 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
Manufacturer
IAI
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
VENMS, HET-300
Mass
264 kg wet, ~250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
3.833 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 VENUS
1 42901U 17044B 25259.25423844 .00006792 00000-0 41697-3 0 9991
2 42901 97.3133 302.9734 0002772 200.1522 159.9599 15.10402224439545Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T06:06:06.201Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-143.99961°
Altitude
539.853 km
Speed
7.591 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 11m 53s
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
03:50:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
533.863 km
Perigee altitude
530.032 km
Semi-major axis
6,910.084 km
Eccentricity
0.00028
Inclination
97.3133°
RAAN
302.9734°
Arg. of periapsis
200.1522°
True anomaly
159.97078°
Mean anomaly
159.9599°
Eccentric anomaly
159.96534°
Mean motion
3.77849 °/min
Orbital period
95.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00041697
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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2017 (2017-08-02 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.VENUS 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 | 2025-09-16 16:12:41.836Z | 354.117° N | 2025-09-16 16:15:41.836Z | 261.216° W | 35.655° | 2025-09-16 16:18:41.836Z | 211.876° SW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-17 02:54:41.836Z | 155.393° SSE | 2025-09-17 02:56:41.836Z | 114.903° SE | 41.988° | 2025-09-17 03:00:41.836Z | 353.545° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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