Key statistics
Satellite MINXSS-2 at a glance.
Uptime
2408
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MINXSS-2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MINXSS-2
International designator: 2018-099A
Object number (NORAD): 43758
Object ID (CCSDS): 43758
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.338 minutes
Inclination: 97.5012 deg
SMA: 6864.657 km
Apoapsis: 495.232 km
Periapsis: 477.812 km
RAAN: 253.8718 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012688
Argument of periapsis: 65.9532 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.3033 deg
Mean motion: 15.26421605 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00013959 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0005372 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 5:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MINXSS-2
TLE line 1: 1 43758U 18099A 25187.73822164 .00013959 00000-0 53720-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 43758 97.5012 253.8718 0012688 65.9532 294.3033 15.26421605361110
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MINXSS-2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Dedicated rideshare launching payloads into sun-synchronous orbit. Payloads include ORS-6, EU:CROPIS, STPSat-5, BlackSky Global-1 to -4, HawkEye Pathfinder 1-3, Iceye, NEXTSat-1, 2 SkySats, Centauri II, and a Flock of Doves.
MINXSS-2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 3, 2018, 6:34 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 3, 2018, 6:34 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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