BLUEWALKER 3, 53807
Orbit data source: Space-Track
BLUEWALKER 3, 53807 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Sep 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 | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | AST & Science |
Mission | Partially operational Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | BW3, Unknown motor |
Mass | 1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Plate, 9 m |
Radar Cross Section | 1.500 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 BLUEWALKER 3
1 53807U 22111AL 25091.85656939 .00009849 00000-0 32510-3 0 9992
2 53807 53.2309 296.1814 0005777 253.0667 106.9702 15.32052275142412
Epoch: 2025-04-01T20:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T20:33:27.595Z)
Latitude | -0.00004° |
Longitude | 157.36428° |
Altitude | 471.755 km |
Speed | 7.631 km/s |
True Right ascension | 19h 44m 43s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -4.25652° |
Longitude | -26.60083° |
Altitude | 469.971 km |
Speed | 7.633 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 05h 43m 09s |
Apparent Declination | -24° 40' 53" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 15:09:45 |
Azimuth | 283.655° WNW |
Elevation | -54.537° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 473.891 km |
Perigee altitude | 465.979 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,848.072 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0005777 |
Inclination | 53.2309° |
RAAN | 296.1814° |
Arg. of periapsis | 253.0667° |
True anomaly | 107.0335° |
Mean anomaly | 106.9702° |
Eccentric anomaly | 107.00185° |
Mean motion | 3.82993 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0003251 |
Orbital period | 94 mins |
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BLUEWALKER 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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5 mins | 2025-04-03 14:59:22.258Z | 179.528° S | 2025-04-03 15:01:22.258Z | 138.87° SSE | 22.937° | 2025-04-03 15:04:22.258Z | 76.859° E |
5 mins | 2025-04-03 16:37:22.258Z | 270.114° WNW | 2025-04-03 16:39:22.258Z | 329.506° NNW | 31.777° | 2025-04-03 16:42:22.258Z | 34.688° NE |
4 mins | 2025-04-03 21:34:22.258Z | 350.374° N | 2025-04-03 21:35:22.258Z | 14.094° NNE | 23.47° | 2025-04-03 21:38:22.258Z | 81.958° E |
5 mins | 2025-04-03 23:11:22.258Z | 290.734° WNW | 2025-04-03 23:13:22.258Z | 244.84° WSW | 33.349° | 2025-04-03 23:16:22.258Z | 158.967° S |
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