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DIWATA 2B, 43678

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DIWATA 2B, 43678 is a Filipino payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 UTC via an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). 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

43678, 2018-084H

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Department of Science and Technology (RP)

Manufacturer

UPD/HOKK

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

DIWATA, Unknown motor

Mass

56 kg wet, 56 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-29 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.514 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 DIWATA 2B
1 43678U 18084H   25183.89489425  .00001836  00000-0  15917-3 0  9991
2 43678  98.1034   0.9093 0008278 199.9202 160.1697 14.98407448363879

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:28:38.863Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

117.57794°

Altitude

580.27 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 03m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.74207°

Longitude

-76.6706°

Altitude

591.001 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 13m 42s

Apparent Declination

-56° 09' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:19:38

Azimuth

219.463° SW

Elevation

-65.269°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.593 km

Perigee altitude

563.091 km

Semi-major axis

6,946.979 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

98.1034°

RAAN

0.9093°

Arg. of periapsis

199.9202°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

160.1697°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74843 °/min

Orbital period

96.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00015917

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)

H-2A DEB, 43671 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46189 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46190 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46191 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46192 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46193 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46194 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46197 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46198 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46199 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46200 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46201 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46202 (Decayed)

DIWATA 2B 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	2025-07-03 12:01:56.384Z	180.586° SSW	2025-07-03 12:04:56.384Z	276.498° WNW	41.497°	2025-07-03 12:07:56.384Z	338.175° N
5 mins	2025-07-04 01:17:56.384Z	342.852° N	2025-07-04 01:19:56.384Z	297.868° NW	29.699°	2025-07-04 01:22:56.384Z	229.661° WSW

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