Launch Details

Launched	19 November 1998
Flight ended	1 June 2019
Status	Decayed
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner	South Africa
NORAD ID	42713
COSPAR ID	1998-067LU
Alternative names	QB50-AZ01
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	51.617°
Eccentricity	0.00128
RA ascending node	23.752 hr
Argument perigee	275.727°
Mean anomaly	84.229°
Orbital period	88.323 min
Epoch of osculation	31 May 2019, 00:53

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	190.2 km
Mean Altitude	198.6 km
Peak Altitude	207.0 km

Launched alongside

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1-17 FLOCK 1-18 FLOCK 1-21 FLOCK 1-22 FLOCK 1-19 FLOCK 1-20 FLOCK 1-23 FLOCK 1-24 FLOCK 1-25 FLOCK 1-26 FLOCK 1-27 FLOCK 1-28 SKYCUBE LITSAT-1 LITUANICASAT-1 ARDUSAT-2 UAPSAT 1 ISS DEB ISS DEB CHASQUI-1 FLOCK 1B-24 FLOCK 1B-23 FLOCK 1B-26 FLOCK 1B-25 FLOCK 1B-15 FLOCK 1B-16 FLOCK 1B-1 FLOCK 1B-2 FLOCK 1B-8 FLOCK 1B-7 FLOCK 1B-18 FLOCK 1B-17 ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB SPINSAT AESP-14 FLOCK 1B-27 FLOCK 1B-28 FLOCK 1B-21 FLOCK 1B-22 FLOCK 1B-10 FLOCK 1B-9 FLOCK 1D-1 FLOCK 1D-2 FLOCK 1B-5 FLOCK 1B-6 TECHEDSAT 4 GEARRS-1 MICROMAS LAMBDASAT FLOCK 1B-11 FLOCK 1B-12 FLOCK 1E-2 FLOCK 1E-1 FLOCK 1E-4 FLOCK 1E-3 FLOCK 1E-7 FLOCK 1E-8 FLOCK 1E-5 FLOCK 1E-6 FLOCK 1E-9 FLOCK 1E-10 FLOCK 1E-11 FLOCK 1E-12 FLOCK 1E-13 FLOCK 1E-14 ARKYD-3R CENTENNIAL 1 ISS DEB SERPENS S-CUBE AAUSAT 5 GOMX-3 FLOCK 2B-1 FLOCK 2B-2 FLOCK 2B-3 FLOCK 2B-4 FLOCK 2B-5 FLOCK 2B-6 FLOCK 2B-7 FLOCK 2B-8 FLOCK 2B-10 FLOCK 2B-9 FLOCK 2B-13 FLOCK 2B-14 AGGIESAT 4 BEVO 2 ISS DEB ISS DEB DIWATA-1 MINXSS CADRE STMSAT-1 NODES 2 NODES 1 FLOCK 2E'-1 FLOCK 2E'-3 FLOCK 2E'-2 FLOCK 2E'-4 FLOCK 2E-1 FLOCK 2E-2 LEMUR-2-THERESACONDOR FLOCK 2E-3 FLOCK 2E-4 LEMUR-2-NICK-ALLAIN LEMUR-2-KANE LEMUR-2-JEFF FLOCK 2E-6 FLOCK 2E-5 FLOCK 2E-7 FLOCK 2E-8 FLOCK 2E'-5 FLOCK 2E'-6 FLOCK 2E'-8 FLOCK 2E'-7 FLOCK 2E-9 FLOCK 2E-10 FLOCK 2E-12 FLOCK 2E-11 FLOCK 2E'-9 FLOCK 2E'-10 FLOCK 2E'-11 FLOCK 2E'-12 ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB FLOCK 2E'-13 FLOCK 2E'-14 FLOCK 2E'-16 FLOCK 2E'-15 FLOCK 2E'-18 FLOCK 2E'-17 FLOCK 2E'-19 FLOCK 2E'-20 STARS-C FREEDOM TANCREDO-1 ITF-2 WASEDA-SAT3 EGG AOBA VELOX-III TUPOD OSNSAT LEMUR-2-REDFERN-GOES TECHEDSAT 5 LEMUR-2-TRUTNA LEMUR-2-AUSTINTACIOUS LEMUR-2-TRUTNAHD ISS DEB ISS DEB HAVELSAT SOMP2 COLUMBIA SGSAT CXBN-2 ICECUBE PHOENIX X-CUBESAT QBEE50-LTU-OC ALTAIR PATHFINDER SHARC LINK CSUNSAT1 UPSAT SPACECUBE HOOPOE CHALLENGER NJUST-1 UNSW-ECO DUTHSAT LILACSAT-1 NSIGHT SNUSAT-1B QBITO AALTO-2 SUSAT I-INSPIRE II POLYITAN-2-SAU SNUSAT-1 EXALTA-1 AOXIANG-1 BEEAGLESAT ATLANTIS ISS DEB TOKI GHANASAT-1 MAZAALAI BRAC ONNESHA NIGERIAEDUSAT-1 TOMSK-TPU 120 TANYUSHA 1 TANYUSHA 2 SFERA 2 TNS 0-2 KESTREL EYE IIM SIMPL ECAMSAT ASTERIA DELLINGR TECHEDSAT 6 OSIRIS-3U ISS DEB ISS DEB 1KUNS-PF UBAKUSAT BATSU-CS1 ISS DEB REMOVEDEBRIS CUBERRT TEMPEST-D RAINCUBE HALOSAT RADIX ENDUROSAT ONE EQUISAT RADSAT-G MEMSAT UITMSAT-1 MAYA-1 BHUTAN-1 SIRIUSSAT-1 SIRIUSSAT-2 TANYUSHA YUZGU-3 TANYUSHA YUZGU-4 ISS DEB DEBRISSAT-1 SPATIUM 1 RSP 00 STARS-ME DEBRISSAT-2 ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB CATSAT-2 DELPHINI UNITE TECHEDSAT 8 CATSAT-1 ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB RAAVANA-1 UGUISU NEPALISAT-1 SPOOQY-1 RED-EYE 1 IOD-1 GEMS SWIATOWID KRAKSAT VCC A ENTRYSAT VCC C VCC B ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB RWASAT-1 AQT-D NARSSCUBE-1 STPSAT-4 HARP SOCRATES PHOENIX ARGUS-02 CRYOCUBE AZTECHSAT-1 RADSAT-U QARMAN SORTIE ISS DEB G-SAT QUETZAL-1 RED-EYE 2 RED-EYE 3 DEMI TECHEDSAT 10 SPOC BOBCAT-1 NEUTRON-1 SATLLA-1 LEMUR-2-BAXTER-OLIVER LEMUR-2-DJARA DESCENT ISS DEB ISS DEB WARP-01 RSP-01 TAUSAT-1 TSURU STARS-EC MAYA-2 HIROGARI GUARANISAT-1 MMSATS-1 ISS DEB RAMSAT SOAR BD-28 MIR-SAT 1 ISS DEB BINAR-1 MAYA-3 MAYA-4 CUAVA-1 CAPSAT PR-CUNAR 2 SPACE HAUC ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB GASPACS OBJECT TC OBJECT TD PATCOOL DAILI LIGHT-1 GT-1 IHI-SAT KITSUNE ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB OBJECT TQ YUZGU 8 OBJECT TS YUZGU 9 YUZGU 7 YUZGU 11 YUZGU 12 TSIOLKOVSKY-RYAZAN 1 (*) TSIOLKOVSKY-RYAZAN 2 (*) YUZGU 10 YUZGU UA HSU-SAT1 FUTABA TUMNANOSAT D3 BEAVERCUBE CLICK-A CAPSAT 1 JAGSAT 1 ISS DEB SPACETUNA1 PEARLAFRICASAT-1 TAKA ZIMSAT-1 MARIO NUTSAT LORIS ORCASAT DANTESAT TJREVERB SPORT PETITSAT SS-1 HSKSAT OPTIMAL-1 ISS DEB ARKSAT 1 AURORASAT EX-ALTA-2 LIGHTCUBE NEUDOSE YUKONSAT ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB OBJECT VQ OBJECT VR OBJECT VS OBJECT VT MOONLIGHTER OBJECT VV MAYA-5 MAYA-6 ISS DEB PARUS ISS DEB ISS DEB ISS DEB BEAK CLARK SAT-1 MICROORBITER-1 CURTIS KASHIWA OBJECT WJ OBJECT WK OBJECT WL BURSTCUBE SNOOPI OBJECT WP OBJECT WQ ILLUMA-T BINAR-4 COSMOGIRLSAT SAKURA OBJECT WV BINAR-2 BINAR-3 OBJECT WY CYSAT-1 DORA