OBJECT L

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

UNKNOWNDECAYED

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

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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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Launch to space Electron | This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)
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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