AFOTEC-1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite AFOTEC-1 at a glance.

Uptime

1781

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

40.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for AFOTEC-1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: AFOTEC-1

International designator: 2019-026A

Object number (NORAD): 44225

Object ID (CCSDS): 44225

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Decay date: March 20, 2024

Period: 91.19 minutes

Inclination: 40.0061 deg

SMA: 6711.09 km

Apoapsis: 344.302 km

Periapsis: 321.608 km

RAAN: 350.3845 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0016908

Argument of periapsis: 238.8265 deg

Mean anomaly: 121.0898 deg

Mean motion: 15.79112784 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00247837 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0012938 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, 10:43 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 AFOTEC-1

TLE line 1: 1 44225U 19026A 24042.94659658 .00247837 00000-0 12938-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 44225 40.0061 350.3845 0016908 238.8265 121.0898 15.79112784266723

Live tracking on map

Satellite AFOTEC-1 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

The mission has been procured by the DoD Space Test Program in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of its Rapid Agile Launch Initiative .The payload consists of three satellites, SPARC-1, Falcon ODE and Harbinger, that will deployed in a precise sequence. The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), is a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA). The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, will evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects. Harbinger, a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems and sponsored by the U.S Army, will demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet DoD space capability requirements.

AFOTEC-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on May 5, 2019, 6 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.

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Launch to space Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)
Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 5, 2019, 6 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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