PODSAT, 43229
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PODSAT, 43229 is a payload satellite owned by DARPA (US) that was launched on Tue, 06 Mar 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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PODSAT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 3 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NovaWurks |
| Mission | Operational Defense Technology |
| Bus & Motor | SIMPL, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~90 kg wet, ~90 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.135 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 3 days ago
0 PODSAT
1 43229U 18023B 24358.60517370 .00097852 -35463-6 90700-3 0 9993
2 43229 26.8282 182.8528 3966540 12.2672 355.1302 7.63811003148907Epoch: 2024-12-23T14:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-23T14:31:27.007Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -127.63502° |
| Altitude | 234.605 km |
| Speed | 9.163 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 11m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 22.3213° |
| Longitude | -79.38801° |
| Altitude | 554.36 km |
| Speed | 8.856 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 28m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | -13° 21' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:09:06 |
| Azimuth | 87.884° E |
| Elevation | -23.612° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 8,838.258 km |
| Perigee altitude | 195.253 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,894.892 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.396654 |
| Inclination | 26.8282° |
| RAAN | 182.8528° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 12.2672° |
| True anomaly | 347.77269° |
| Mean anomaly | 355.1302° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 351.9461° |
| Mean motion | 1.90857 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000907 |
| Orbital period | 188.62 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2018 (2018-03-06 UTC)
| HISPASAT 30W-6, 43228 |
| PODSAT, 43229 |
| FALCON 9 R/B, 43230 (Decayed) |
PODSAT 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. |
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| 22 mins | 2024-12-26 18:08:42.027Z | 221.16° SW | 2024-12-26 18:13:42.027Z | 159.225° S | 31.186° | 2024-12-26 18:30:42.027Z | 104.697° ESE |
| 56 mins | 2024-12-26 21:25:42.027Z | 250.629° W | 2024-12-26 21:37:42.027Z | 191.363° SSW | 34.502° | 2024-12-26 22:21:42.027Z | 133.283° SE |
| 68 mins | 2024-12-27 00:51:42.027Z | 250.175° W | 2024-12-27 01:15:42.027Z | 211.572° SW | 22.498° | 2024-12-27 01:59:42.027Z | 172.168° S |
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