MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MANDRAKE 2 BAKER, 48908 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 BAKER 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 BAKER
1 48908U 21059AF 24279.40059276 .00027630 00000-0 95505-3 0 9998
2 48908 97.6644 65.6187 0007561 61.0873 299.1124 15.29860566181651Epoch: 2024-10-05T09:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T09:36:51.214Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -93.15213° |
| Altitude | 476.806 km |
| Speed | 7.629 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 22m 28s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -47.96429° |
| Longitude | 78.82566° |
| Altitude | 499.869 km |
| Speed | 7.61 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 34m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -87° 22' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:35:32 |
| Azimuth | 177.498° S |
| Elevation | -41.734° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 478.373 km |
| Perigee | 468.012 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,851.33 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007561 |
| Inclination | 97.6644° |
| RAAN | 65.6187° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 61.0873° |
| True anomaly | 299.03667° |
| Mean anomaly | 299.1124° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 299.07454° |
| Mean motion | 3.8272 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00095505 |
| Period | 94.06 mins |
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MANDRAKE 2 BAKER Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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