Key statistics
Satellite AUTCUBE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
2504
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: 95.557 minutes
Inclination: 98.087 deg
SMA: 6923.671 km
Apoapsis: 551.247 km
Periapsis: 539.825 km
RAAN: 73.5281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00082485
Argument of periapsis: 292.8864 deg
Mean anomaly: 67.149 deg
Mean motion: 15.06947657 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000638 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00043085534 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, 5:54 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 AUTCUBE 2
TLE line 1: 1 43681U 18084K 25247.24639976 .00006380 00000-0 43086-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 43681 98.0870 73.5281 0008248 292.8864 67.1490 15.06947657373812
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite AUTCUBE 2.
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.
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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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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