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). 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 BAKER
1 48908U 21059AF 25112.40925854 .00027033 00000-0 68375-3 0 9991
2 48908 97.6844 272.5428 0005854 73.3526 286.8361 15.39735923212171Epoch: 2025-04-22T09:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-22T09:49:19.937Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-85.50007°
Altitude
448.843 km
Speed
7.644 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 10m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
14.41342°
Longitude
96.84843°
Altitude
449.44 km
Speed
7.644 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 06m 56s
Apparent Declination
-18° 39' 11"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:23:56
Azimuth
88.737° E
Elevation
-31.395°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
MANDRAKE 2 BAKER Visibility forecast
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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 22:52:10.768Z | 45.058° ENE | 2025-04-22 22:54:10.768Z | 85.499° E | 21.435° | 2025-04-22 22:57:10.768Z | 151.005° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-04-23 10:55:10.768Z | 191.455° SSW | 2025-04-23 10:57:10.768Z | 278.537° WNW | 37.883° | 2025-04-23 10:59:10.768Z | 332.268° NNW |
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