Key statistics
Satellite CORVUS BC4 at a glance.
Uptime
2351
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
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 CORVUS BC4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CORVUS BC4
International designator: 2018-099K
Object number (NORAD): 43767
Object ID (CCSDS): 43767
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.483 minutes
Inclination: 97.4611 deg
SMA: 6920.097 km
Apoapsis: 547.325 km
Periapsis: 536.598 km
RAAN: 180.2951 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007751
Argument of periapsis: 311.8317 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.2249 deg
Mean motion: 15.08115213 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005276 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034559 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 4:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CORVUS BC4
TLE line 1: 1 43767U 18099K 25130.69203776 .00005276 00000-0 34559-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 43767 97.4611 180.2951 0007751 311.8317 48.2249 15.08115213351653
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CORVUS BC4.
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.
CORVUS BC4 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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