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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

43215, 2018-020A

Orbit

SSO

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Hisdesat Strategic Services SA (ES)

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)

2018-02-22 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

10.871 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 PAZ
1 43215U 18020A   26133.85549818  .00001158  00000-0  58312-4 0  9997
2 43215  97.4458 141.7288 0001724  87.3326 272.8105 15.19151778455798

Epoch: 2026-05-13T20:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-13T20:31:55.042Z)

Latitude

-0.00013°

Longitude

-37.86006°

Altitude

511.433 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 26m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:59:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

506.558 km

Perigee altitude

504.185 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.509 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

97.4458°

RAAN

141.7288°

Arg. of periapsis

87.3326°

True anomaly

272.79077°

Mean anomaly

272.8105°

Eccentric anomaly

272.80063°

Mean motion

3.80039 °/min

Orbital period

94.73 mins

BSTAR

0.000058312

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Other satellites on launch #20 in the year 2018 (2018-02-22 UTC)

TINTIN A, 43216 (Decayed)

TINTIN B, 43217 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 R/B, 43218 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-05-14 01:24:37.577Z	225.983° WSW	2026-05-14 01:26:37.577Z	264.335° W	18.445°	2026-05-14 01:28:37.577Z	303.511° NW
5 mins	2026-05-14 12:55:37.577Z	45.753° ENE	2026-05-14 12:57:37.577Z	105.674° ESE	30.415°	2026-05-14 13:00:37.577Z	164.827° S

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PAZ, 43215

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-13T20:31:55.042Z)

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