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FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343 is a payload satellite owned by NSPO (TW) 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). 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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FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3 details

Identifier	44343, 2019-036E
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	NSPO (TW / TWN)
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 12 hours ago

0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   24361.10909786  .00011888  00000-0  73729-3 0  9990
2 44343  24.0003 271.6264 0001085 215.6773 144.3658 15.07657200301921

Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:37:06.055Z)

Latitude	0.00001°
Longitude	137.25797°
Altitude	541.85 km
Speed	7.594 km/s
True Right ascension	18h 06m 30s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-21.89518°
Longitude	69.85141°
Altitude	546.265 km
Speed	7.591 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	11h 30m 50s
Apparent Declination	-73° 54' 42"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:24:01
Azimuth	192.372° SSW
Elevation	-27.506°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	548.903 km
Perigee altitude	547.4 km
Semi-major axis	6,926.289 km
Eccentricity	0.0001085
Inclination	24.0003°
RAAN	271.6264°
Arg. of periapsis	215.6773°
True anomaly	144.37304°
Mean anomaly	144.3658°
Eccentric anomaly	144.36942°
Mean motion	3.76524 °/min
BSTAR	0.00073729
Orbital period	95.61 mins