▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.3949°
Eccentricity	0.0016719
Period	95.6 min
Apogee	558 km
Perigee	535 km
Mean motion	15.06587069 rev/day
RAAN	226.0531°
Arg of perigee	284.3479°
Mean anomaly	75.5893°
B*	1.1856e-4
Rev at epoch	41,474

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43819U 18099BP 26188.07053410 .00001700 00000-0 11856-3 0 9999

2 43819 97.3949 226.0531 0016719 284.3479 75.5893 15.06587069414742

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "EXCITE",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-099BP",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T01:41:34.146+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.06587069,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0016719,
  "INCLINATION": 97.3949,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 226.0531,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 284.3479,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 75.5893,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43819,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41474,
  "BSTAR": 0.00011856,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.000017,
  "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	EXCITE
Operator	Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Dec 3, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	155HIGHvia 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/43819

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