OBJECT X, 43779
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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OBJECT X, 43779 is a satellite 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). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.
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43779 intel report (Beta)
OBJECT X details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | U. NSW |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 5 kg wet, 5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OBJECT X
1 43779U 18099X 24361.13229862 .00006135 00000-0 45645-3 0 9998
2 43779 97.5202 49.4860 0016483 73.8330 286.4708 15.03203813331170Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:10:30.6Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | -93.25757° |
| Altitude | 556.865 km |
| Speed | 7.585 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 17m 56s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -22.89006° |
| Longitude | -89.63152° |
| Altitude | 566.708 km |
| Speed | 7.576 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 42m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -31° 40' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:37:11 |
| Azimuth | 296.82° NW |
| Elevation | -74.416° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 565.444 km |
| Perigee altitude | 542.592 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,932.155 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0016483 |
| Inclination | 97.5202° |
| RAAN | 49.486° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 73.833° |
| True anomaly | 286.28956° |
| Mean anomaly | 286.4708° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 286.38019° |
| Mean motion | 3.76046 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00045645 |
| Orbital period | 95.73 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)
OBJECT X 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 16:31:22.882Z | 3.355° NNE | 2024-12-26 16:34:22.882Z | 274.147° WNW | 42.176° | 2024-12-26 16:37:22.882Z | 204.788° SW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 03:16:22.882Z | 151.609° SSE | 2024-12-27 03:19:22.882Z | 58.577° ENE | 40.741° | 2024-12-27 03:22:22.882Z | 357.294° N |
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