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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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-001
1 61047U 24163C   25183.53164982  .00001833  00000-0  97882-4 0  9994
2 61047  52.9692 117.2369 0011486 142.1136 218.0669 15.20373987 44555

Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T12:45:34.544Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

5.03158°

Altitude

511.814 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 48m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.31064°

Longitude

-165.47672°

Altitude

504.679 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 36m 38s

Apparent Declination

-49° 58' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:10:17

Azimuth

130.211° SE

Elevation

-33.229°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.904 km

Perigee altitude

497.092 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00115

Inclination

52.9692°

RAAN

117.2369°

Arg. of periapsis

142.1136°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

218.0669°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8007 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.000097882

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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	2025-07-03 22:04:47.285Z	225.874° WSW	2025-07-03 22:07:47.285Z	64.387° ENE	42.592°	2025-07-03 22:10:47.285Z	51.81° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-03 23:44:47.285Z	306.431° NW	2025-07-03 23:46:47.285Z	348.482° N	18.836°	2025-07-03 23:48:47.285Z	22.58° NE
6 mins	2025-07-04 04:42:47.285Z	314.938° NW	2025-07-04 04:44:47.285Z	357.408° N	43.778°	2025-07-04 04:48:47.285Z	125.734° SE

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