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MAKERSAT 0

NORAD 43016· COSPAR 2017-073D· Active satellite· CubeSats & Tech Demos· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 18, 2017 from Space Launch Complex 2W, United States of America aboard a Delta II 7920-10.
Delta II 7920-10 | JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:14 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 18, 2017
Mass
Apogee
532 km
Perigee
397 km
Inclination
97.45°
Period
1.56 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for MAKERSAT 0 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-11.7 km
Rate
-0.11 km/day
Now
397 × 532 km
473550396May 29Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2017-073 (Delta II 7920-10 | JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)).

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