▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.3953°
Eccentricity	0.0008532
Period	95.1 min
Apogee	531 km
Perigee	520 km
Mean motion	15.13562801 rev/day
RAAN	230.0764°
Arg of perigee	278.5374°
Mean anomaly	81.4890°
B*	1.9204e-4
Rev at epoch	41,550

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43773U 18099R 26188.07871977 .00003382 00000-0 19204-3 0 9997

2 43773 97.3953 230.0764 0008532 278.5374 81.4890 15.13562801415505

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "RANGE-A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-099R",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T01:53:21.388+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.13562801,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0008532,
  "INCLINATION": 97.3953,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 230.0764,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 278.5374,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 81.489,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43773,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41550,
  "BSTAR": 0.00019204,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00003382,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

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	RANGE-A
Operator	Georgia Institute of TechnologyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Dec 3, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	2HIGHvia 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/43773

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