FALCON 9 R/B, 48839

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCON 9 R/B, 48839 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Sun, 06 Jun 2021 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

48839, 2021-049B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

F9ST2, Unknown motor

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-06-06 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 15.53 m

Radar Cross Section

39.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 FALCON 9 R/B
1 48839U 21049B   25115.80207305  .00039714  00000-0  13873-2 0  9995
2 48839  27.0467 307.8303 5410775 154.9103 246.0824  5.04116342 64974

Epoch: 2025-04-25T19:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T19:14:59.111Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

165.02879°

Altitude

13,534.14 km

Speed

3.507 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 31m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-20.80355°

Longitude

116.29746°

Altitude

13,183.582 km

Speed

3.608 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 29m 25s

Apparent Declination

-36° 46' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:47:13

Azimuth

217.493° SW

Elevation

0.871°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

15,768.794 km

Perigee altitude

217.07 km

Semi-major axis

14,371.069 km

Eccentricity

0.5410775

Inclination

27.0467°

RAAN

307.8303°

Arg. of periapsis

154.9103°

True anomaly

205.10597°

Mean anomaly

246.0824°

Eccentric anomaly

224.3941°

Mean motion

1.25982 °/min

BSTAR

0.0013873

Orbital period

285.75 mins

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FALCON 9 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
152 mins	2025-04-26 12:55:38.675Z	213.468° SW	2025-04-26 15:05:38.675Z	164.841° S	36.38°	2025-04-26 15:27:38.675Z	99.288° ESE
19 mins	2025-04-26 20:05:38.675Z	261.728° W	2025-04-26 20:20:38.675Z	207.649° SW	27.643°	2025-04-26 20:24:38.675Z	153.01° SSE

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