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FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1, 44349

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1, 44349 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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FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1 details

Identifier	44349, 2019-036L
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	17 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 17 hours ago

0 FORMOSAT7-1/COSMIC2-1
1 44349U 19036L   24360.91147628  .00012104  00000-0  75132-3 0  9995
2 44349  23.9992  88.9761 0002303 127.7128 232.3584 15.07641173303665

Epoch: 2024-12-25T21:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T21:52:31.55Z)

Latitude	-0.00002°
Longitude	25.94616°
Altitude	542.263 km
Speed	7.593 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 55m 54s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-15.91058°
Longitude	-18.54216°
Altitude	546.223 km
Speed	7.59 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 46m 49s
Apparent Declination	-27° 18' 16"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	14:31:40
Azimuth	344.877° N
Elevation	-77.004°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	549.796 km
Perigee altitude	546.606 km
Semi-major axis	6,926.338 km
Eccentricity	0.0002303
Inclination	23.9992°
RAAN	88.9761°
Arg. of periapsis	127.7128°
True anomaly	232.33751°
Mean anomaly	232.3584°
Eccentric anomaly	232.34795°
Mean motion	3.7652 °/min
BSTAR	0.00075132
Orbital period	95.61 mins