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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). 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
15 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 15 hours ago
0 FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3
1 44343U 19036E   25193.79947974  .00003356  00000-0  20271-3 0  9995
2 44343  24.0001 347.7472 0000732 173.7312 186.3200 15.05915245331955
Epoch: 2025-07-12T19:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T19:11:15.049Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
129.00259°
Altitude
547.082 km
Speed
7.591 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 10m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-8.20932°
Longitude
-36.52708°
Altitude
547.518 km
Speed
7.591 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 35m 34s
Apparent Declination
-23° 34' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:48:49
Azimuth
325.398° NNW
Elevation
-70.916°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
553.992 km
Perigee altitude
552.977 km
Semi-major axis
6,931.622 km
Eccentricity
0.00007
Inclination
24.0001°
RAAN
347.7472°
Arg. of periapsis
173.7312°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
186.32°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76089 °/min
Orbital period
95.72 mins
BSTAR
0.00020271
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