AO-91, 43017
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AO-91, 43017 is an American payload satellite 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Vanderbilt U
Mission
Operational Amateur Tech/Com
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1U, Unknown motor
Mass
1 kg wet, 1 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.015 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E 25355.59710097 .00008920 00000-0 42109-3 0 9999
2 43017 97.4930 221.5928 0159490 219.8173 139.1267 15.09029754438575Epoch: 2025-12-21T14:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T14:19:49.523Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-83.77081°
Altitude
626.417 km
Speed
7.499 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 46m 22s
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
18:03:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
646.422 km
Perigee altitude
425.871 km
Semi-major axis
6,914.284 km
Eccentricity
0.01595
Inclination
97.493°
RAAN
221.5928°
Arg. of periapsis
219.8173°
True anomaly
140.30482°
Mean anomaly
139.1267°
Eccentric anomaly
139.71753°
Mean motion
3.77505 °/min
Orbital period
95.36 mins
BSTAR
0.00042109
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2017 (2017-11-18 UTC)
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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 | 2025-12-22 03:38:55.905Z | 34.07° NE | 2025-12-22 03:41:55.905Z | 104.609° ESE | 30.547° | 2025-12-22 03:44:55.905Z | 164.705° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-22 14:21:55.905Z | 104.447° ESE | 2025-12-22 14:23:55.905Z | 69.287° E | 21.203° | 2025-12-22 14:26:55.905Z | 21.65° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-22 15:55:55.905Z | 213.129° SW | 2025-12-22 15:57:55.905Z | 253.795° W | 28.689° | 2025-12-22 16:01:55.905Z | 325.986° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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