KEPLER-12 (BOBA), 47446
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KEPLER-12 (BOBA), 47446 is a payload satellite owned by Kepler Comms (CA) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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KEPLER-12 (BOBA) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | KEPLER/UTIAS |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 15 kg wet, 15 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1.08 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.196 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 KEPLER-12 (BOBA)
1 47446U 21006AK 24279.17289772 .01473657 11901-2 32344-2 0 9996
2 47446 97.2962 340.9947 0009857 162.1676 197.9949 15.98329453205718Epoch: 2024-10-05T04:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T04:08:58.362Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -95.58148° |
| Altitude | 288.495 km |
| Speed | 7.731 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 43m 58s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -58.59309° |
| Longitude | 73.17801° |
| Altitude | 293.569 km |
| Speed | 7.731 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 07m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -59° 23' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:39:29 |
| Azimuth | 217.538° SW |
| Elevation | -59.773° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 282.47 km |
| Perigee | 269.352 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,654.048 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0009857 |
| Inclination | 97.2962° |
| RAAN | 340.9947° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 162.1676° |
| True anomaly | 197.96005° |
| Mean anomaly | 197.9949° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 197.97747° |
| Mean motion | 3.99866 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0032344 |
| Period | 90.03 mins |
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KEPLER-12 (BOBA) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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