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FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343 is a payload satellite 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
44343, 2019-036E
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SSTL (Astrium)
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
SSTL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
278 kg wet, 278 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-06-25 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON HEAVY
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
2.189 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   25152.58243933  .00009873  00000-0  64329-3 0  9993
2 44343  23.9990 269.6665 0001312  79.7341 280.3310 15.05657693325734
Epoch: 2025-06-01T13:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T13:58:42.758Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
169.68196°
Altitude
547.206 km
Speed
7.591 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 58m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
20.4512°
Longitude
-137.60428°
Altitude
546.144 km
Speed
7.594 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 50m 53s
Apparent Declination
-9° 04' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:40:36
Azimuth
45.852° ENE
Elevation
-50.661°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
555.184 km
Perigee altitude
553.365 km
Semi-major axis
6,932.411 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
23.999°
RAAN
269.6665°
Arg. of periapsis
79.7341°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
280.331°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76025 °/min
Orbital period
95.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00064329
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