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CELESTIS 21/VARISAT 1C, 52766

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CELESTIS 21/VARISAT 1C, 52766 is a payload satellite owned by Varisat LLC (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
52766, 2022-057AL
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
OmniTeq
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
11 kg wet, 11 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
Box + 4 Pan + 2 Ant, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.973 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 CELESTIS 21/VARISAT 1C
1 52766U 22057AL  25117.84235521  .00214077  00000-0  12796-2 0  9996
2 52766  97.6045 265.1030 0000377 234.3039 125.8192 15.77256927163129
Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:12:59.49Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
105.79019°
Altitude
341.526 km
Speed
7.704 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 40m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
32.13492°
Longitude
101.84934°
Altitude
341.911 km
Speed
7.706 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 08m 59s
Apparent Declination
-4° 49' 54"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:04:10
Azimuth
285.575° WNW
Elevation
-24.973°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
335.368 km
Perigee altitude
334.862 km
Semi-major axis
6,713.252 km
Eccentricity
0.0000377
Inclination
97.6045°
RAAN
265.103°
Arg. of periapsis
234.3039°
True anomaly
125.8227°
Mean anomaly
125.8192°
Eccentric anomaly
125.82095°
Mean motion
3.94588 °/min
BSTAR
0.0012796
Orbital period
91.23 mins
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CELESTIS 21/VARISAT 1C Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-04-28 22:39:22.313Z14.124° NNE2025-04-28 22:41:22.313Z154.755° SSE44.667°2025-04-28 22:43:22.313Z190.887° SSW
4 mins2025-04-29 10:24:22.313Z211.802° SW2025-04-29 10:26:22.313Z262.296° W19.578°2025-04-29 10:28:22.313Z313.391° NW
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