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SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Sep 2024 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

61046, 2024-163B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

AST SpaceMoblie (US)

Manufacturer

AST & Science

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BW3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-12 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Plate, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-005
1 61046U 24163B   25191.42013910  .00002017  00000-0  10623-3 0  9996
2 61046  52.9723  81.1093 0011033 163.7962 196.3387 15.20372619 45755

Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:05:00.018Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

1.27255°

Altitude

512.879 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 24m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.26657°

Longitude

0.25189°

Altitude

512.567 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 24m 51s

Apparent Declination

-21° 32' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:33:53

Azimuth

283.943° WNW

Elevation

-49.423°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.596 km

Perigee altitude

497.407 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.138 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

52.9723°

RAAN

81.1093°

Arg. of periapsis

163.7962°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

196.3387°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8007 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00010623

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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

SPACEMOBILE-005 Visibility forecast

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-11 00:43:40.968Z	337.854° N	2025-07-11 00:45:40.968Z	12.63° NNE	19.133°	2025-07-11 00:48:40.968Z	69.152° E
6 mins	2025-07-11 02:22:40.968Z	306.291° NW	2025-07-11 02:24:40.968Z	286.07° WNW	42.891°	2025-07-11 02:28:40.968Z	134.695° SE
6 mins	2025-07-11 19:24:40.968Z	239.261° WSW	2025-07-11 19:27:40.968Z	2.392° NNE	42.558°	2025-07-11 19:30:40.968Z	45.984° ENE

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