MOHAMMED VI-B, 43717
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MOHAMMED VI-B, 43717 is a payload satellite owned by RMAF (MA) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 21 Nov 2018 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
Orbit
Country
MARelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROSAT-1000, Unknown motor
Mass
1,108 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
12.145 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 MOHAMMED VI-B
1 43717U 18095A 25314.98010220 .00001553 00000-0 22695-3 0 9993
2 43717 97.9603 25.4221 0001362 100.7692 259.3671 14.77104894375970Epoch: 2025-11-10T23:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-10T23:31:20.830Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-17.78791°
Altitude
641.67 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 41m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:48:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
636.48 km
Perigee altitude
634.57 km
Semi-major axis
7,013.662 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
97.9603°
RAAN
25.4221°
Arg. of periapsis
100.7692°
True anomaly
259.35176°
Mean anomaly
259.3671°
Eccentric anomaly
259.35943°
Mean motion
3.6951 °/min
Orbital period
97.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00022695
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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 2018 (2018-11-21 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MOHAMMED VI-B Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-11-11 17:59:32.978Z | 358.557° N | 2025-11-11 18:01:32.978Z | 315.437° NNW | 40.457° | 2025-11-11 18:05:32.978Z | 207.429° SW |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-12 04:55:32.978Z | 171.8° S | 2025-11-12 04:58:32.978Z | 324.271° NNW | 42.991° | 2025-11-12 05:01:32.978Z | 344.559° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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