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). 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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VENUS details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | IAI |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | VENMS, HET-300 |
| Mass | 264 kg wet, ~250 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 | 3.833 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 VENUS
1 42901U 17044B 24361.25833533 .00010221 00000-0 70572-3 0 9990
2 42901 97.3496 50.9889 0005679 69.8340 290.3498 15.05934891399744Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:12:00.172Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -137.25212° |
| Altitude | 550.344 km |
| Speed | 7.587 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 23m 57s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 12.38496° |
| Longitude | 44.70813° |
| Altitude | 551.53 km |
| Speed | 7.587 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 57m 40s |
| Apparent Declination | -44° 23' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:16:46 |
| Azimuth | 143.663° SSE |
| Elevation | -7.829° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 549.552 km |
| Perigee altitude | 541.688 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,923.757 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005679 |
| Inclination | 97.3496° |
| RAAN | 50.9889° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 69.834° |
| True anomaly | 290.28877° |
| Mean anomaly | 290.3498° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 290.31929° |
| Mean motion | 3.7673 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00070572 |
| Orbital period | 95.56 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) |
VENUS 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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| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 16:19:51.394Z | 15.21° NNE | 2024-12-26 16:22:51.394Z | 46.604° ENE | 43.251° | 2024-12-26 16:26:51.394Z | 188.418° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 03:04:51.394Z | 125.782° SE | 2024-12-27 03:06:51.394Z | 76.019° E | 30.024° | 2024-12-27 03:09:51.394Z | 10.813° NNE |
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