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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 (7 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   25094.51198563  .00005322  00000-0  25916-3 0  9999
2 61046  52.9731 166.2899 0010371 229.3475 130.6618 15.19905867 31012

Epoch: 2025-04-04T12:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-04T12:17:15.558Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

148.90566°

Altitude

511.657 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 05m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-51.4217°

Longitude

36.39464°

Altitude

517.515 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 23m 01s

Apparent Declination

-62° 06' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:56:35

Azimuth

216.732° SW

Elevation

-52.183°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.55 km

Perigee altitude

499.27 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.547 km

Eccentricity

0.0010371

Inclination

52.9731°

RAAN

166.2899°

Arg. of periapsis

229.3475°

True anomaly

130.75187°

Mean anomaly

130.6618°

Eccentric anomaly

130.70684°

Mean motion

3.79953 °/min

BSTAR

0.00025916

Orbital period

94.75 mins

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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.
7 mins	2025-04-05 07:23:31.986Z	226.509° WSW	2025-04-05 07:27:31.986Z	98.472° ESE	44.66°	2025-04-05 07:30:31.986Z	52.102° ENE
4 mins	2025-04-05 09:04:31.986Z	300.182° NW	2025-04-05 09:06:31.986Z	339.647° N	19.611°	2025-04-05 09:08:31.986Z	17.457° NNE
4 mins	2025-04-05 12:24:31.986Z	349.387° N	2025-04-05 12:26:31.986Z	27.971° NE	17.42°	2025-04-05 12:28:31.986Z	61.442° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-05 14:02:31.986Z	313.689° NW	2025-04-05 14:05:31.986Z	82.401° E	43.702°	2025-04-05 14:08:31.986Z	124.912° SE

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