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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

42901, 2017-044B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) (Unknown / ISRA)

Manufacturer

IAI

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

VENMS, HET-300

Mass

264 kg wet, ~250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-08-02 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

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 4 hours ago

0 VENUS
1 42901U 17044B   25192.19092747  .00003079  00000-0  19517-3 0  9995
2 42901  97.3196 238.9191 0005525 100.9500 259.2351 15.09621050429425

Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:34:56.133Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-119.16118°

Altitude

541.152 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 55m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.98681°

Longitude

59.31099°

Altitude

543.184 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 53m 39s

Apparent Declination

-31° 19' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:54:29

Azimuth

91.176° ESE

Elevation

-52.671°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

538.152 km

Perigee altitude

530.514 km

Semi-major axis

6,912.47 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

97.3196°

RAAN

238.9191°

Arg. of periapsis

100.95°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

259.2351°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77653 °/min

Orbital period

95.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00019517

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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2017 (2017-08-02 UTC)

OPTSAT 3000, 42900

AVUM DEB (ADAPTOR), 42902 (Decayed)

OPTSAT 3000 DEB (COVER), 42931 (Decayed)

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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 16:16:54.619Z	359.232° N	2025-07-11 16:19:54.619Z	281.058° WNW	39.094°	2025-07-11 16:22:54.619Z	210.236° SW
5 mins	2025-07-12 02:59:54.619Z	149.651° SSE	2025-07-12 03:01:54.619Z	85.111° E	41.546°	2025-07-12 03:04:54.619Z	357.623° N

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