YAM-3, 48915
Orbit data source: Space-Track
YAM-3, 48915 is a payload satellite owned by Loft Orbital (US) 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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YAM-3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Blue Canyon |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Technology |
| Bus & Motor | YAM, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~80 kg wet, ~80 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 1 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.446 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 YAM-3
1 48915U 21059AN 25014.90652344 .00014401 00000-0 45381-3 0 9993
2 48915 97.6641 169.8440 0008334 57.2646 302.9398 15.32980995197172Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T21:45:23.625Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 88.88906° |
| Altitude | 466.925 km |
| Speed | 7.635 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 19m 22s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 82.23392° |
| Longitude | 10.42336° |
| Altitude | 475.612 km |
| Speed | 7.638 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 39m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | 33° 07' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:11:57 |
| Azimuth | 354.092° N |
| Elevation | -16.697° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 469.586 km |
| Perigee altitude | 458.182 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,842.021 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008334 |
| Inclination | 97.6641° |
| RAAN | 169.844° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 57.2646° |
| True anomaly | 302.85961° |
| Mean anomaly | 302.9398° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 302.89971° |
| Mean motion | 3.83501 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00045381 |
| Orbital period | 93.87 mins |
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YAM-3 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 10:24:24.121Z | 178.492° S | 2025-01-15 10:27:24.121Z | 230.999° WSW | 39.666° | 2025-01-15 10:30:24.121Z | 337.358° NNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-15 23:23:24.121Z | 352.462° N | 2025-01-15 23:25:24.121Z | 289.481° WNW | 36.742° | 2025-01-15 23:28:24.121Z | 212.47° SW |
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