PAZ, 43215
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PAZ, 43215 is a payload satellite owned by Hisdesat (ES) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 22 Feb 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 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
Orbit
Country
ES / SPNRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus Barajas
Mission
Operational Defense Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
SEOSAR, Unknown motor
Mass
1,400 kg wet, ~1,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
10.871 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 PAZ
1 43215U 18020A 25261.33458970 .00001456 00000-0 72541-4 0 9990
2 43215 97.4472 267.6362 0001759 86.9037 273.2398 15.19138977419736Epoch: 2025-09-18T08:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T08:01:48.55Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
149.68625°
Altitude
511.461 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 50m 32s
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
05:28:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
506.621 km
Perigee altitude
504.199 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.547 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
97.4472°
RAAN
267.6362°
Arg. of periapsis
86.9037°
True anomaly
273.21968°
Mean anomaly
273.2398°
Eccentric anomaly
273.22974°
Mean motion
3.80036 °/min
Orbital period
94.73 mins
BSTAR
0.000072541
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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2018 (2018-02-22 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 | 2025-09-18 13:20:26.661Z | 14.645° NNE | 2025-09-18 13:23:26.661Z | 165.764° S | 43.8° | 2025-09-18 13:26:26.661Z | 190.092° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 23:59:26.661Z | 120.655° SE | 2025-09-19 00:01:26.661Z | 69.389° E | 27.137° | 2025-09-19 00:04:26.661Z | 10.721° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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