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RANGE A, 43773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RANGE A, 43773 is a payload satellite owned by GaTech (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

43773, 2018-099R

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Georgia Institute of Technology (US)

Manufacturer

GaTech

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor

Mass

2 kg wet, 2 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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.025 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 RANGE A
1 43773U 18099R   26137.36363790  .00002814  00000-0  16231-3 0  9998
2 43773  97.3987 180.8475 0012150  94.6228 265.6392 15.13097339407838

Epoch: 2026-05-17T08:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T08:43:38.314Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

174.87053°

Altitude

530.49 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 03m 23s

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

09:55:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

532.121 km

Perigee altitude

515.35 km

Semi-major axis

6,901.873 km

Eccentricity

0.00122

Inclination

97.3987°

RAAN

180.8475°

Arg. of periapsis

94.6228°

True anomaly

265.50039°

Mean anomaly

265.6392°

Eccentric anomaly

265.56979°

Mean motion

3.78523 °/min

Orbital period

95.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00016231

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

ORBWEAVER 2, 43785 (Decayed)

PW-SAT2, 43814 (Decayed)

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RANGE A 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.
6 mins	2026-05-18 02:19:21.314Z	130.307° SE	2026-05-18 02:22:21.314Z	69.103° E	26.582°	2026-05-18 02:25:21.314Z	11.7° NNE
5 mins	2026-05-18 15:28:21.314Z	37.932° NE	2026-05-18 15:30:21.314Z	119.469° SE	36.907°	2026-05-18 15:33:21.314Z	174.956° S

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RANGE A, 43773

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-17T08:43:38.314Z)

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

RANGE A Visibility forecast

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