ARCTURUS, 56371
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ARCTURUS, 56371 is a payload satellite owned by Astranis (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 01 May 2023 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY 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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ARCTURUS details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Astranis |
| Mission | Partially operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | MICROGEO, EP |
| Mass | 400 kg wet, 400 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 10 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 6.811 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 ARCTURUS
1 56371U 23060B 24279.55635785 -.00000106 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 56371 1.1668 87.4229 0001533 184.3014 21.2874 1.00270792 5244Epoch: 2024-10-05T13:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T13:21:09.318Z)
| Latitude | -0.47897° |
| Longitude | 77.98204° |
| Altitude | 35,780.436 km |
| Speed | 3.075 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 31m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 28' 43" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -0.60944° |
| Longitude | -158.42064° |
| Altitude | 35,791.719 km |
| Speed | 3.074 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 45m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -5° 29' 06" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:33:52 |
| Azimuth | 355.1° N |
| Elevation | -55.478° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,794.407 km |
| Perigee | 35,781.479 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,166.08 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001533 |
| Inclination | 1.1668° |
| RAAN | 87.4229° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 184.3014° |
| True anomaly | 21.29378° |
| Mean anomaly | 21.2874° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 21.29059° |
| Mean motion | 0.25067 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1436.16 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2023 (2023-05-01 UTC)
| VIASAT 3, 56370 |
| ARCTURUS, 56371 |
| GS-1, 56372 |
| FALCON HEAVY R/B, 56373 |
ARCTURUS Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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