MINXSS-2, 43758
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MINXSS-2, 43758 is a payload satellite owned by CU-LASP (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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MINXSS-2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CU-LASP |
| Mission | Operational Amateur Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 3.52 kg wet, 3.52 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.075 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A 24361.17202606 .00022818 00000-0 11292-2 0 9992
2 43758 97.5294 61.3957 0014257 20.8564 339.3248 15.17718409331811Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:07:43.051Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | -95.68891° |
| Altitude | 506.63 km |
| Speed | 7.616 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 05m 34s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 52.3875° |
| Longitude | 94.48537° |
| Altitude | 524.181 km |
| Speed | 7.605 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 45m 05s |
| Apparent Declination | 14° 15' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:57:22 |
| Azimuth | 50.021° ENE |
| Elevation | -19.792° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 519.532 km |
| Perigee altitude | 499.892 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,887.849 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014257 |
| Inclination | 97.5294° |
| RAAN | 61.3957° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 20.8564° |
| True anomaly | 339.26702° |
| Mean anomaly | 339.3248° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 339.29592° |
| Mean motion | 3.7968 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011292 |
| Orbital period | 94.82 mins |
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MINXSS-2 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 17:20:50.072Z | 2.258° NNE | 2024-12-26 17:23:50.072Z | 283.41° WNW | 40.895° | 2024-12-26 17:26:50.072Z | 207.04° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 04:00:50.072Z | 138.159° SSE | 2024-12-27 04:02:50.072Z | 57.915° ENE | 37.421° | 2024-12-27 04:05:50.072Z | 359.657° N |
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