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MAKERSAT 0, 43016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MAKERSAT 0, 43016 is a payload satellite owned by NW Nazarene (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 18 Nov 2017 UTC via a DELTA 7920-10C launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

43016, 2017-073D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Northwest Nazarene University (US)

Manufacturer

NW Nazarene

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-11-18 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 7920-10C

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 MAKERSAT 0
1 43016U 17073D   25196.57803128  .00014452  00000-0  56696-3 0  9990
2 43016  97.5138  74.4214 0144797  16.2734 344.3076 15.16575552415195

Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:52:21.902Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-67.34039°

Altitude

423.262 km

Speed

7.71 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 57m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-50.36817°

Longitude

103.84942°

Altitude

616.553 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 14m 41s

Apparent Declination

-53° 02' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:48:49

Azimuth

129.721° SE

Elevation

-60.862°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

612.958 km

Perigee altitude

413.389 km

Semi-major axis

6,891.311 km

Eccentricity

0.01448

Inclination

97.5138°

RAAN

74.4214°

Arg. of periapsis

16.2734°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

344.3076°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79394 °/min

Orbital period

94.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00056696

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)

NOAA 20, 43013

BUCCANEER RMM, 43014 (Decayed)

MIRATA, 43015

AO-91, 43017

EAGLESAT 1, 43018

MAKERSAT 0 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.
7 mins	2025-07-16 04:40:24.061Z	15.302° NNE	2025-07-16 04:43:24.061Z	39.942° NE	42.664°	2025-07-16 04:47:24.061Z	188.499° SSW

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