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SHERPA-AC1, 52763

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHERPA-AC1, 52763 is a payload satellite owned by Spaceflight Ind (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 25 May 2022 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
52763, 2022-057AH
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Spaceflight Ind
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
ESPA/SHERPA-FX, Unknown motor
Mass
176 kg wet, 176 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2022-05-25 (3 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.565 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 SHERPA-AC1
1 52763U 22057AH  25117.63346907  .00013170  00000-0  47259-3 0  9995
2 52763  97.6127 248.5989 0010272 121.7140 238.5102 15.28775976162063
Epoch: 2025-04-27T15:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T15:12:11.727Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
164.691°
Altitude
486.252 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 34m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
49.13239°
Longitude
-5.44432°
Altitude
480.322 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 09m 09s
Apparent Declination
8° 50' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:46:58
Azimuth
45.952° ENE
Elevation
-29.115°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
483.474 km
Perigee altitude
469.392 km
Semi-major axis
6,854.57 km
Eccentricity
0.0010272
Inclination
97.6127°
RAAN
248.5989°
Arg. of periapsis
121.714°
True anomaly
238.40989°
Mean anomaly
238.5102°
Eccentric anomaly
238.46004°
Mean motion
3.82448 °/min
BSTAR
0.00047259
Orbital period
94.13 mins
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SHERPA-AC1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-04-28 21:36:03.247Z10.704° NNE2025-04-28 21:39:03.247Z358° N42.768°2025-04-28 21:42:03.247Z195.853° SSW
4 mins2025-04-29 08:12:03.247Z118.597° SE2025-04-29 08:14:03.247Z59.655° ENE26.972°2025-04-29 08:16:03.247Z15.871° NNE
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