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FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4, 44350 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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FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4 details

Identifier	44350, 2019-036M
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	1 day 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 1 day ago

0 FORMOSAT7-4/COSMIC2-4
1 44350U 19036M   24360.66816659  .00012616  00000-0  78420-3 0  9997
2 44350  23.9973 152.7306 0001430 161.8543 198.2011 15.07633368303045

Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T16:02:09.593Z)

Latitude	-0.00002°
Longitude	177.53196°
Altitude	542.253 km
Speed	7.593 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 10m 55s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-4.71979°
Longitude	160.11242°
Altitude	542.952 km
Speed	7.593 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	06h 42m 55s
Apparent Declination	-28° 15' 58"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:10:42
Azimuth	268.087° W
Elevation	-45.229°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	549.216 km
Perigee altitude	547.235 km
Semi-major axis	6,926.362 km
Eccentricity	0.000143
Inclination	23.9973°
RAAN	152.7306°
Arg. of periapsis	161.8543°
True anomaly	198.19598°
Mean anomaly	198.2011°
Eccentric anomaly	198.19854°
Mean motion	3.76518 °/min
BSTAR	0.0007842
Orbital period	95.61 mins