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 | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 MANDRAKE 2 BAKER
1 48908U 21059AF 25014.88348523 .00016982 00000-0 50901-3 0 9993
2 48908 97.6702 170.7064 0007073 58.4080 301.7852 15.34544196197194Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:12:13.123Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 98.06794° |
| Altitude | 462.83 km |
| Speed | 7.637 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 22m 49s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 0.59567° |
| Longitude | -81.41198° |
| Altitude | 467.849 km |
| Speed | 7.631 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 01m 21s |
| Apparent Declination | -20° 35' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:01:50 |
| Azimuth | 298.287° NW |
| Elevation | -58.022° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 464.069 km |
| Perigee altitude | 454.397 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,837.37 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007073 |
| Inclination | 97.6702° |
| RAAN | 170.7064° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 58.408° |
| True anomaly | 301.71627° |
| Mean anomaly | 301.7852° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 301.75074° |
| Mean motion | 3.83892 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00050901 |
| Orbital period | 93.78 mins |
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MANDRAKE 2 BAKER 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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| 6 mins | 2025-01-15 09:51:18.296Z | 140.417° SSE | 2025-01-15 09:54:18.296Z | 68.62° E | 31.48° | 2025-01-15 09:57:18.296Z | 4.734° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-15 22:48:18.296Z | 27.998° NE | 2025-01-15 22:51:18.296Z | 109.446° ESE | 34.991° | 2025-01-15 22:54:18.296Z | 173.26° S |
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