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DSX, 44344

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DSX, 44344 is a payload satellite owned by AFRL/RV (US) 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

44344, 2019-036F

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

MicrosatSystems

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

ESPA, Unknown motor

Mass

668 kg wet, 668 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

Irr + 1 Ant, 54 m

Radar Cross Section

11.357 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 DSX
1 44344U 19036F   25118.44073618  .00000015  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 44344  42.2061 142.3696 1957192 197.5294 154.6896  4.54374971 96983

Epoch: 2025-04-28T10:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T10:34:39.605Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

127.05203°

Altitude

11,826.151 km

Speed

4.232 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 29m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-15.77226°

Longitude

108.86922°

Altitude

10,978.684 km

Speed

4.478 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 50m 19s

Apparent Declination

-22° 54' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:49:45

Azimuth

64.97° ENE

Elevation

-59.597°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

12,034.501 km

Perigee altitude

6,006.82 km

Semi-major axis

15,398.797 km

Eccentricity

0.1957192

Inclination

42.2061°

RAAN

142.3696°

Arg. of periapsis

197.5294°

True anomaly

162.50935°

Mean anomaly

154.6896°

Eccentric anomaly

158.75333°

Mean motion

1.13583 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

316.95 mins

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2019 (2019-06-25 UTC)

PROX-1, 44339

OCULUS-ASR SPHERE 1, 44376 (Decayed)

PROMETHEUS 2-6, 44386 (Decayed)

LIGHTSAIL, 44420 (Decayed)

NPSAT1, 44340

OTB, 44341

GPIM, 44342 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3, 44343

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 44345

TEPCE, 44346 (Decayed)

FALCONSAT-7, 44347 (Decayed)

OCULUS-ASR, 44348 (Decayed)

FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1, 44349

FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350

DSX 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.
148 mins	2025-04-29 01:55:49.012Z	199.895° SSW	2025-04-29 03:20:49.012Z	128.927° SE	41.796°	2025-04-29 04:23:49.012Z	63.768° ENE
116 mins	2025-04-29 08:28:49.012Z	276.354° WNW	2025-04-29 09:45:49.012Z	169.781° S	44.986°	2025-04-29 10:24:49.012Z	116.702° SE
10 mins	2025-04-29 15:12:49.012Z	286.037° WNW	2025-04-29 15:22:49.012Z	271.728° WNW	15.094°	2025-04-29 15:22:49.012Z	271.728° WNW

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