LEGION 2, 59626
Orbit data source: Space-Track
LEGION 2, 59626 is a payload satellite owned by Maxar Intel (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 02 May 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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LEGION 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Maxar Space Inf |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | LEGION, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~700 kg wet, 630 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 LEGION 2
1 59626U 24081B 24291.88485851 .00012659 00000-0 63661-3 0 9996
2 59626 97.5648 2.8808 0002952 3.2643 356.8609 15.17372183 25485Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:14:11.775Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 17.46921° |
| Altitude | 514.836 km |
| Speed | 7.607 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 11m 31s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -49.2657° |
| Longitude | -170.98157° |
| Altitude | 534.282 km |
| Speed | 7.593 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 19m 29s |
| Apparent Declination | -45° 02' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:57:58 |
| Azimuth | 128.992° SE |
| Elevation | -81.258° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 512.796 km |
| Perigee | 508.729 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,888.899 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002952 |
| Inclination | 97.5648° |
| RAAN | 2.8808° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 3.2643° |
| True anomaly | 356.85905° |
| Mean anomaly | 356.8609° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 356.85997° |
| Mean motion | 3.79593 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00063661 |
| Period | 94.84 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2024 (2024-05-02 UTC)
| LEGION 1, 59625 |
| LEGION 2, 59626 |
LEGION 2 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-10-18 18:23:32.119Z | 329.176° NNW | 2024-10-18 18:24:32.119Z | 303.914° NW | 26.453° | 2024-10-18 18:27:32.119Z | 232.414° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-10-19 05:01:32.119Z | 173.249° S | 2024-10-19 05:03:32.119Z | 197.792° SSW | 42.568° | 2024-10-19 05:07:32.119Z | 344.973° N |