AUTCUBE 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite AUTCUBE 2 at a glance.

Uptime

2557

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.1

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 AUTCUBE 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: AUTCUBE 2

International designator: 2018-084K

Object number (NORAD): 43681

Object ID (CCSDS): 43681

Country: TO BE DETERMINED/UNKNOWN (TBD)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.512 minutes

Inclination: 98.0827 deg

SMA: 6921.473 km

Apoapsis: 550.531 km

Periapsis: 536.144 km

RAAN: 129.9466 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00103929

Argument of periapsis: 105.9507 deg

Mean anomaly: 254.2865 deg

Mean motion: 15.0766552 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00006915 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00045740477 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 10:51 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 AUTCUBE 2

TLE line 1: 1 43681U 18084K 25300.95243926 .00006915 00000-0 45740-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 43681 98.0827 129.9466 0010393 105.9507 254.2865 15.07665520381908

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite AUTCUBE 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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.

AUTCUBE 2 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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Launch to space H-IIA 202 | KhalifaSat & GOSAT-2
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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Japan Launches UAE's KhalifaSat and Climate-Monitoring Satellite Into Orbit


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