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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
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
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 25112.41561953 .00023073 00000-0 61422-3 0 9993
2 48907 97.6834 271.5408 0007091 87.3835 272.8220 15.38187930212121Epoch: 2025-04-22T09:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-22T09:58:29.527Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-88.7983°
Altitude
454.34 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 06m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
13.43049°
Longitude
93.40952°
Altitude
452.952 km
Speed
7.642 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 05m 54s
Apparent Declination
-20° 09' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:33:53
Azimuth
91.91° ESE
Elevation
-30.162°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
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 | 2025-04-22 23:02:06.136Z | 36.585° NE | 2025-04-22 23:04:06.136Z | 84.954° E | 30.251° | 2025-04-22 23:07:06.136Z | 164.695° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-04-23 11:06:06.136Z | 217.443° SW | 2025-04-23 11:07:06.136Z | 246.49° WSW | 27.297° | 2025-04-23 11:10:06.136Z | 323.594° NNW |
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