UNICORN-2N, 58642
Orbit data source: Space-Track
UNICORN-2N, 58642 is a payload satellite owned by Alba Orbital (UK) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 01 Dec 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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UNICORN-2N details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Alba Orbital |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | POCKETQUBE 3P, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~0.75 kg wet, ~0.75 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 0.45 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.016 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 UNICORN-2N
1 58642U 23185N 24279.46790395 .00199125 00000-0 68914-2 0 9998
2 58642 97.6128 347.9333 0012541 254.8213 105.1640 15.28955694 43266Epoch: 2024-10-05T11:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T11:13:46.901Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 164.86409° |
| Altitude | 484.289 km |
| Speed | 7.622 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 11m 43s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -30.62684° |
| Longitude | -19.20841° |
| Altitude | 483.681 km |
| Speed | 7.626 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 45m 23s |
| Apparent Declination | -50° 28' 06" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:34:05 |
| Azimuth | 234.425° WSW |
| Elevation | -45.88° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 484.491 km |
| Perigee | 467.3 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,854.033 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012541 |
| Inclination | 97.6128° |
| RAAN | 347.9333° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 254.8213° |
| True anomaly | 105.30265° |
| Mean anomaly | 105.164° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 105.23333° |
| Mean motion | 3.82493 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0068914 |
| Period | 94.12 mins |
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UNICORN-2N Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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