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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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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