Key statistics
Satellite SPAWAR-CAL-O at a glance.
Uptime
2408
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
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 SPAWAR-CAL-O.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SPAWAR-CAL-O
International designator: 2018-099J
Object number (NORAD): 43766
Object ID (CCSDS): 43766
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.639 minutes
Inclination: 97.4858 deg
SMA: 6879.215 km
Apoapsis: 509.54 km
Periapsis: 492.62 km
RAAN: 246.3428 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012298
Argument of periapsis: 76.8688 deg
Mean anomaly: 283.392 deg
Mean motion: 15.21578627 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010556 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046997 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, 4:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPAWAR-CAL-O
TLE line 1: 1 43766U 18099J 25187.70282510 .00010556 00000-0 46997-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 43766 97.4858 246.3428 0012298 76.8688 283.3920 15.21578627360766
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SPAWAR-CAL-O.
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.
SPAWAR-CAL-O 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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