No public orbit · United States

FALCONSAT-8

ORBIT UNCERTAIN

FALCONSAT-8 (NORAD 49381) is a satellite whose orbit is not public. What is published: its catalogue entry, its UN registration and who operates it.

Orbit

Orbit may be out of date

The public catalogue lists it at 436 to 443 km up (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026). For a satellite this low, launched in 2020, that listing may be out of date, so azmth draws nothing for it.

Catalogue

Country: United States; From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched: 17 May 2020
COSPAR ID: 2020-029C
NORAD ID: 49381

The United States' UN registration gives its orbit as about 383 to 392 km up, tilted 45°, 92.3 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/1031, 14 Dec 2021). The United States gives its function as “Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communications”.

Who operates it

MilitaryUnited StatesActive

Technology test

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing, lists its owner as United States Air Force Academy and records it as active (14 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.

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CelesTrak record