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 | 9 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 9 hours ago
0 MANDRAKE 2 ABLE
1 48907U 21059AE 25014.94582729 .00015246 00000-0 47007-3 0 9992
2 48907 97.6688 169.9590 0007890 70.9836 289.2260 15.33667300197167Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:41Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T22:41:59.477Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 74.81595° |
| Altitude | 466.209 km |
| Speed | 7.634 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 19m 50s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -23.73903° |
| Longitude | -108.18337° |
| Altitude | 477.625 km |
| Speed | 7.624 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 48m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -33° 28' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:04:23 |
| Azimuth | 279.103° WNW |
| Elevation | -68.327° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 467.238 km |
| Perigee altitude | 456.444 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,839.978 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.000789 |
| Inclination | 97.6688° |
| RAAN | 169.959° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 70.9836° |
| True anomaly | 289.1406° |
| Mean anomaly | 289.226° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 289.1833° |
| Mean motion | 3.83673 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00047007 |
| Orbital period | 93.83 mins |
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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-01-15 09:47:50.892Z | 137.795° SSE | 2025-01-15 09:50:50.892Z | 56.206° ENE | 30.486° | 2025-01-15 09:52:50.892Z | 10.702° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-15 22:44:50.892Z | 27.073° NE | 2025-01-15 22:47:50.892Z | 100.469° ESE | 35.208° | 2025-01-15 22:50:50.892Z | 172.358° S |
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