Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT Q at a glance.
Uptime
2568
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
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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: 93.208 minutes
Inclination: 97.4492 deg
SMA: 6809.695 km
Apoapsis: 433.428 km
Periapsis: 429.693 km
RAAN: 55.2372 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00027423
Argument of periapsis: 144.474 deg
Mean anomaly: 215.6692 deg
Mean motion: 15.44938658 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00052251 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011064744 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT Q
TLE line 1: 1 43772U 18099Q 25347.68494154 .00052251 00000-0 11065-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 43772 97.4492 55.2372 0002742 144.4740 215.6692 15.44938658385722
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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