▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	VLEO
Inclination	26.8361°
Eccentricity	0.3461874
Period	167.3 min
Apogee	7,161 km
Perigee	197 km
Mean motion	8.60768280 rev/day
RAAN	70.4720°
Arg of perigee	203.1719°
Mean anomaly	136.5441°
B*	5.3566e-4
Rev at epoch	19,448

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43229U 18023B 26188.00584759 .00063078 -82868-6 53566-3 0 9998

2 43229 26.8361 70.4720 3461874 203.1719 136.5441 8.60768280194489

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "PODSAT",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-023B",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T00:08:25.232+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 8.6076828,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.3461874,
  "INCLINATION": 26.8361,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 70.472,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 203.1719,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 136.5441,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43229,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 19448,
  "BSTAR": 0.00053566,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00063078,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": -8.2868e-7
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	PODSAT
Operator	Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 6, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	90HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/43229

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.