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SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047 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

61047, 2024-163C

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-001
1 61047U 24163C   25094.51193388  .00006827  00000-0  32808-3 0  9999
2 61047  52.9692 166.2016 0010261 228.8788 131.1320 15.19912255 31014

Epoch: 2025-04-04T12:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-04T12:17:11.087Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

148.836°

Altitude

511.631 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 04m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-49.7811°

Longitude

83.65397°

Altitude

519.351 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 25m 06s

Apparent Declination

-79° 44' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:04:21

Azimuth

192.89° SSW

Elevation

-43.531°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.456 km

Perigee altitude

499.327 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.529 km

Eccentricity

0.0010261

Inclination

52.9692°

RAAN

166.2016°

Arg. of periapsis

228.8788°

True anomaly

131.22049°

Mean anomaly

131.132°

Eccentric anomaly

131.17625°

Mean motion

3.79955 °/min

BSTAR

0.00032808

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-005, 61046

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-001 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.
6 mins	2025-04-05 07:24:15.882Z	226.295° WSW	2025-04-05 07:27:15.882Z	171.267° S	44.759°	2025-04-05 07:30:15.882Z	52.123° ENE
4 mins	2025-04-05 09:05:15.882Z	313.869° NW	2025-04-05 09:06:15.882Z	335.158° NNW	19.567°	2025-04-05 09:09:15.882Z	26.978° NE
5 mins	2025-04-05 14:03:15.882Z	315.792° NNW	2025-04-05 14:05:15.882Z	50.026° ENE	44.33°	2025-04-05 14:08:15.882Z	124.815° SE

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