Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT L at a glance.
Uptime
2036
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
85.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT L.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT L
International designator: 2018-104L
Object number (NORAD): 43859
Object ID (CCSDS): 43859
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: July 13, 2024
Period: 92.638 minutes
Inclination: 85.0206 deg
SMA: 6781.916 km
Apoapsis: 410.389 km
Periapsis: 397.173 km
RAAN: 3.0759 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009744
Argument of periapsis: 133.8737 deg
Mean anomaly: 226.3329 deg
Mean motion: 15.54440709 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00073923 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011152 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, 10:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT L
TLE line 1: 1 43859U 18104L 24042.94099480 .00073923 00000-0 11152-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 43859 85.0206 3.0759 0009744 133.8737 226.3329 15.54440709287319
Live tracking on map
Satellite OBJECT L 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
OBJECT L 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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