Key statistics
Satellite KHALIFASAT at a glance.
Uptime
2504
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KHALIFASAT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KHALIFASAT
International designator: 2018-084F
Object number (NORAD): 43676
Object ID (CCSDS): 43676
Country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.027 minutes
Inclination: 98.0894 deg
SMA: 6946.342 km
Apoapsis: 574.705 km
Periapsis: 561.71 km
RAAN: 53.3357 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009354
Argument of periapsis: 335.4607 deg
Mean anomaly: 24.6169 deg
Mean motion: 14.9957599 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004016 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00033147532 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 7:59 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KHALIFASAT
TLE line 1: 1 43676U 18084F 25247.33314453 .00004016 00000-0 33148-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 43676 98.0894 53.3357 0009354 335.4607 24.6169 14.99575990372908
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KHALIFASAT.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
KhalifaSat is an Earth observation satellite for UAE. KhalifaSat will provide high-resolution imagery of Earth to be used for various purposes, including urban planning, change monitoring, area classification, monitoring environmental change and aiding relief efforts for natural disasters. GOSAT 2 (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite 2) is a Japanese satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas measurement from space. It's a follow on to the GOSAT mission and includes such improvements as an ability to gather more precise data and monitor carbon monoxide concentrations.
KHALIFASAT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2’, on board a H-IIA space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 29, 2018, 4:08 a.m. from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1.
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H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 29, 2018, 4:08 a.m. UTC
Rocket: H-IIA
Launch pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Location: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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