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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GaTech
Mission
Operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 1.5U, Unknown motor
Mass
2 kg wet, 2 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.025 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 RANGE A
1 43773U 18099R 25305.88139668 .00006392 00000-0 38907-3 0 9995
2 43773 97.4317 350.0696 0012169 57.4468 302.7936 15.10693048378149Epoch: 2025-11-01T21:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-01T21:09:12.673Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-8.63832°
Altitude
532.613 km
Speed
7.599 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 20m 16s
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
16:15:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
539.472 km
Perigee altitude
522.657 km
Semi-major axis
6,909.201 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
97.4317°
RAAN
350.0696°
Arg. of periapsis
57.4468°
True anomaly
302.67628°
Mean anomaly
302.7936°
Eccentric anomaly
302.73495°
Mean motion
3.77921 °/min
Orbital period
95.26 mins
BSTAR
0.00038907
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
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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.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-11-03 03:29:37.589Z | 196.363° SSW | 2025-11-03 03:31:37.589Z | 248.828° W | 35.205° | 2025-11-03 03:34:37.589Z | 330.144° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-03 16:38:37.589Z | 336.815° NNW | 2025-11-03 16:40:37.589Z | 294.583° NW | 24.537° | 2025-11-03 16:43:37.589Z | 234.485° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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