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ZACUBE-2, 43907 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ZACUBE-2, 43907 was a payload satellite owned by CPUT (ZA) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Dec 2018 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO). 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

43907, 2018-111AH

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Unknown / SAFR

Related business

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Belleville Campus (ZA)

Manufacturer

CPUT

Mission

Decayed Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-27 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Vostochny Cosmodrome (VOSTO)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 year ago

TLE from 1 year ago

0 ZACUBE-2
1 43907U 18111AH  24114.92533070  .15259846  24014-5  22612-3 0  9998
2 43907  97.0532 359.0530 0012240 247.7734 112.2272 16.48029140297694

Epoch: 2024-04-23T22:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-04-23T22:12:28.572Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

173.49113°

Altitude

150.832 km

Speed

7.814 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 56m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

11:20:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

149.292 km

Perigee altitude

133.333 km

Semi-major axis

6,519.45 km

Eccentricity

0.00122

Inclination

97.0532°

RAAN

359.053°

Arg. of periapsis

247.7734°

True anomaly

112.35696°

Mean anomaly

112.2272°

Eccentric anomaly

112.29209°

Mean motion

4.12313 °/min

Orbital period

87.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00022612

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2018 (2018-12-27 UTC)

KANOPUS-V 5, 43876

OBJECT AA, 43900

FLOCK 3K 8, 43901 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 7, 43902 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 12, 43903 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 11, 43904 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 10, 43905 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3K 9, 43906 (Decayed)

LUME-1, 43908 (Decayed)

KANOPUS-V 6, 43877

OBJECT C, 43878 (Decayed)

ISAT, 43879

UWE-4, 43880

D-STAR ONE SPARROW, 43881

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ZACUBE-2 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.
4 mins	2025-09-17 18:36:19.008Z	217.724° SW	2025-09-17 18:38:19.008Z	301.824° NW	40.445°	2025-09-17 18:40:19.008Z	358.199° N

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ZACUBE-2, 43907 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-04-23T22:12:28.572Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 2018 (2018-12-27 UTC)

ZACUBE-2 Visibility forecast

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