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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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 PAZ
1 43215U 18020A   25347.49025138  .00001043  00000-0  52855-4 0  9996
2 43215  97.4447 352.5474 0001711  89.8352 270.3078 15.19164866432819

Epoch: 2025-12-13T11:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T11:45:57.719Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

93.64014°

Altitude

511.445 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 30m 11s

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

23:21:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

506.51 km

Perigee altitude

504.154 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.469 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

97.4447°

RAAN

352.5474°

Arg. of periapsis

89.8352°

True anomaly

270.28819°

Mean anomaly

270.3078°

Eccentric anomaly

270.298°

Mean motion

3.80042 °/min

Orbital period

94.73 mins

BSTAR

0.000052855

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

TINTIN B, 43217 (Decayed)

TINTIN A, 43216 (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.
7 mins	2025-12-15 13:19:34.294Z	13.807° NNE	2025-12-15 13:23:34.294Z	175.61° S	42.166°	2025-12-15 13:26:34.294Z	190.231° SSW
4 mins	2025-12-15 23:59:34.294Z	117.268° SE	2025-12-16 00:01:34.294Z	62.277° ENE	26.831°	2025-12-16 00:03:34.294Z	18.394° NNE

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PAZ, 43215

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T11:45:57.719Z)

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