NPSAT1, 44340
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NPSAT1, 44340 is a payload satellite owned by USN PGS (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 25 Jun 2019 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
USN PGS
Mission
Operational Defense Tech/Sci
Bus & Motor
NPSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
83 kg wet, 83 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Ant, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.314 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 NPSAT1
1 44340U 19036B 25317.32500369 .00014818 00000-0 22894-2 0 9999
2 44340 23.9981 180.7741 0008117 297.7019 62.2653 14.71626383340629Epoch: 2025-11-13T07:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-13T07:48:00.318Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
11.08829°
Altitude
651.141 km
Speed
7.536 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 03m 05s
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
16:49:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
666.309 km
Perigee altitude
654.882 km
Semi-major axis
7,038.732 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
23.9981°
RAAN
180.7741°
Arg. of periapsis
297.7019°
True anomaly
62.34767°
Mean anomaly
62.2653°
Eccentric anomaly
62.30648°
Mean motion
3.67537 °/min
Orbital period
97.95 mins
BSTAR
0.0022894
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2019 (2019-06-25 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.NPSAT1 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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