Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT Q at a glance.
Uptime
2472
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 OBJECT Q.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT Q
International designator: 2018-099Q
Object number (NORAD): 43772
Object ID (CCSDS): 43772
Country: TO BE DETERMINED/UNKNOWN (TBD)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.814 minutes
Inclination: 97.4638 deg
SMA: 6839.219 km
Apoapsis: 463.973 km
Periapsis: 458.196 km
RAAN: 317.2584 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00042232
Argument of periapsis: 133.1844 deg
Mean anomaly: 226.9752 deg
Mean motion: 15.34945541 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00029701 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00087608496 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT Q
TLE line 1: 1 43772U 18099Q 25251.41882524 .00029701 00000-0 87608-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 43772 97.4638 317.2584 0004223 133.1844 226.9752 15.34945541370911
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT Q.
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.
OBJECT Q 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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