MESON-1, 59131
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MESON-1, 59131 is a payload satellite owned by Atomos (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 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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MESON-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Atomos |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Technology |
| Bus & Motor | ATOMOS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.240 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 MESON-1
1 59131U 24043AK 24291.79084537 .00010699 00000-0 48883-3 0 9992
2 59131 97.4917 54.5188 0011769 214.7696 145.2771 15.20692551 34424Epoch: 2024-10-17T18:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T18:58:49.039Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | 103.04462° |
| Altitude | 513.501 km |
| Speed | 7.603 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 38m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 43.78091° |
| Longitude | -69.27301° |
| Altitude | 508.526 km |
| Speed | 7.615 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 48m 17s |
| Apparent Declination | 4° 08' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:26:23 |
| Azimuth | 331.958° NNW |
| Elevation | -42.087° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 508.815 km |
| Perigee | 492.623 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,878.856 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011769 |
| Inclination | 97.4917° |
| RAAN | 54.5188° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 214.7696° |
| True anomaly | 145.35383° |
| Mean anomaly | 145.2771° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 145.31547° |
| Mean motion | 3.80425 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00048883 |
| Period | 94.63 mins |
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MESON-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-18 07:44:52.252Z | 130.23° SE | 2024-10-18 07:47:52.252Z | 74.511° E | 25.19° | 2024-10-18 07:50:52.252Z | 14.08° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-18 20:49:52.252Z | 39.636° NE | 2024-10-18 20:51:52.252Z | 97.925° ESE | 32.845° | 2024-10-18 20:54:52.252Z | 166.971° S |