Satellite · NORAD 43662 · COSPAR 2018-083A
CFOSAT
- Operator People's Republic of China
- Constellation —
- Country China
Altitude now
523.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.61km/s
Inclination
97.36°
Period
95.0 min
95.0 min
Perigee
515km
Apogee
518km
orbit freshOrbit updated 4 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:48 UTC (8.1 h old)· Metadata updated 4 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 45.143° N
- Longitude
- 175.404° W
- Altitude
- 523.4 km
- Velocity
- 7.606 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:48 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 Oct 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-083
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 7
- CUBEBEL-1 (BSUSAT-1)43666PayloadDecayed
- CHANGSHAGAOXIN (TY 4-01)43669PayloadDecayed
- CZ-2C R/B43667Rocket bodyDecayed
- OBJECT B43663UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT C43664UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT D43665UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT G43668UnknownDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → CN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 43662
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-083A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RY9
- Canonical slug
- cfosat-43662
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.