Key statistics
Satellite CHOMPTT at a glance.
Uptime
1975
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
85.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CHOMPTT.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CHOMPTT
International designator: 2018-104G
Object number (NORAD): 43855
Object ID (CCSDS): 43855
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: May 13, 2024
Period: 92.069 minutes
Inclination: 85.0224 deg
SMA: 6754.145 km
Apoapsis: 383.907 km
Periapsis: 368.114 km
RAAN: 0.615 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011691
Argument of periapsis: 109.8581 deg
Mean anomaly: 250.3945 deg
Mean motion: 15.64037479 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00115825 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012092 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 12, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 9:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CHOMPTT
TLE line 1: 1 43855U 18104G 24042.88390616 .00115825 00000-0 12092-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 43855 85.0224 0.6150 0011691 109.8581 250.3945 15.64037479287696
Live tracking on map
Satellite CHOMPTT has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
Associated space launch
NASA's signed a Venture Class Launch Services contract with Rocket Lab to launch 10 cubesats as a part of CubeSat Launch Initiative Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program. Cubesats are: ALBus / CeREs / CHOMPTT / Da Vinci / ISX / NMTSat / RSat-P / Shields 1 / STF 1 / CubeSail A / CubeSail B /TOMSat EagleScout / TOMSat R3 / SHFT 1
CHOMPTT was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 16, 2018, 6:33 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 16, 2018, 6:33 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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