SHIELDS 1, 43850
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SHIELDS 1, 43850 is a payload satellite owned by NASA LaRC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 16 Dec 2018 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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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43850 intel report (Beta)
SHIELDS 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NASA LaRC |
| Mission | Operational Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 6.93 kg wet, 6.93 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SHIELDS 1
1 43850U 18104B 24361.47716953 .00031585 00000-0 59092-3 0 9992
2 43850 85.0192 151.6615 0010078 63.9714 296.2579 15.48506257335800Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T11:27:07.447Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -115.57553° |
| Altitude | 421.256 km |
| Speed | 7.66 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 06m 38s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -31.43341° |
| Longitude | 67.16706° |
| Altitude | 438.871 km |
| Speed | 7.644 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 49m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -75° 32' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:03:01 |
| Azimuth | 163.367° S |
| Elevation | -34.13° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 424.784 km |
| Perigee altitude | 411.086 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,796.072 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010078 |
| Inclination | 85.0192° |
| RAAN | 151.6615° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 63.9714° |
| True anomaly | 296.15427° |
| Mean anomaly | 296.2579° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 296.20609° |
| Mean motion | 3.87397 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00059092 |
| Orbital period | 92.93 mins |
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SHIELDS 1 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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 22:52:00.128Z | 332.012° NNW | 2024-12-26 22:55:00.128Z | 256.369° W | 26.165° | 2024-12-26 22:57:00.128Z | 212.419° SW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 10:52:00.128Z | 178.228° S | 2024-12-27 10:53:00.128Z | 160.459° S | 43.717° | 2024-12-27 10:56:00.128Z | 5.995° NNE |
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