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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). 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

43758, 2018-099A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

University of Colorado, Boulder (US)

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)

2018-12-03 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.075 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 MINXSS-2
1 43758U 18099A   25342.64665642  .00031139  00000-0  93911-3 0  9992
2 43758  97.4799  49.9565 0008887 227.6966 132.3524 15.34205139384795

Epoch: 2025-12-08T15:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T15:31:11.114Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

99.5175°

Altitude

470.49 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 19m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:23:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

466.31 km

Perigee altitude

454.155 km

Semi-major axis

6,838.37 km

Eccentricity

0.00089

Inclination

97.4799°

RAAN

49.9565°

Arg. of periapsis

227.6966°

True anomaly

132.4276°

Mean anomaly

132.3524°

Eccentric anomaly

132.39001°

Mean motion

3.83808 °/min

Orbital period

93.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00093911

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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.
5 mins	2025-12-09 04:11:15.352Z	127.865° SE	2025-12-09 04:13:15.352Z	79.799° E	27.714°	2025-12-09 04:16:15.352Z	10.817° NNE
4 mins	2025-12-09 17:09:15.352Z	51.223° ENE	2025-12-09 17:10:15.352Z	84.653° E	31.372°	2025-12-09 17:13:15.352Z	165.324° S

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MINXSS-2, 43758

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T15:31:11.114Z)

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