MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907 is an American payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 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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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Astro Digital |
| Mission | Operational Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 23 kg wet, 23 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 0.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 MANDRAKE 2 ABLE
1 48907U 21059AE 24279.41007293 .00034029 00000-0 12036-2 0 9997
2 48907 97.6630 64.9652 0008239 71.1953 289.0179 15.29059339181621Epoch: 2024-10-05T09:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T09:50:30.301Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -97.22784° |
| Altitude | 479.881 km |
| Speed | 7.627 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 19m 51s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -31.03751° |
| Longitude | 78.66496° |
| Altitude | 494.695 km |
| Speed | 7.614 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 17h 28m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | -81° 52' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:45:04 |
| Azimuth | 175.821° S |
| Elevation | -32.523° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 481.235 km |
| Perigee | 469.941 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,853.725 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008239 |
| Inclination | 97.663° |
| RAAN | 64.9652° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 71.1953° |
| True anomaly | 288.92861° |
| Mean anomaly | 289.0179° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 288.97326° |
| Mean motion | 3.82519 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0012036 |
| Period | 94.11 mins |
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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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