CFOSAT, 43662
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CFOSAT, 43662 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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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CFOSAT details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DFH |
| Mission | Operational Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | CAST-2000, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 700 kg wet, 700 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 5.252 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 CFOSAT
1 43662U 18083A 24359.54543219 .00026951 00000-0 13914-2 0 9990
2 43662 97.3682 8.8156 0003543 20.2690 136.5880 15.16278058340742Epoch: 2024-12-24T13:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-24T13:05:25.341Z)
| Latitude | 22.9327° |
| Longitude | -97.97297° |
| Altitude | 521.809 km |
| Speed | 7.603 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 47m 44s |
| True Declination | 22° 48' 19" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 25.88368° |
| Longitude | 77.48608° |
| Altitude | 517.638 km |
| Speed | 7.608 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 44m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 06' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:44:16 |
| Azimuth | 63.017° ENE |
| Elevation | -38.244° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 516.512 km |
| Perigee altitude | 511.628 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,892.207 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003543 |
| Inclination | 97.3682° |
| RAAN | 8.8156° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 20.269° |
| True anomaly | 136.61589° |
| Mean anomaly | 136.588° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 136.60195° |
| Mean motion | 3.7932 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0013914 |
| Orbital period | 94.91 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)
| CFOSAT, 43662 |
| OBJECT B, 43663 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT C, 43664 |
| OBJECT D, 43665 |
| OBJECT E, 43666 (Decayed) |
| CZ-2C R/B, 43667 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT G, 43668 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT H, 43669 (Decayed) |
CFOSAT 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 00:42:47.460Z | 155.324° SSE | 2024-12-27 00:45:47.460Z | 72.513° E | 42.01° | 2024-12-27 00:48:47.460Z | 356.202° N |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 13:49:47.460Z | 5.503° NNE | 2024-12-27 13:51:47.460Z | 313.463° NW | 43.798° | 2024-12-27 13:54:47.460Z | 199.528° SSW |
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