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SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048 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

61048, 2024-163D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Plate, 6.5 m

Radar Cross Section

32.590 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   26185.40149808  .00011615  00000-0  53271-3 0  9996
2 61048  52.9739 229.9760 0007071 160.7440 199.3822 15.20870296100384

Epoch: 2026-07-04T09:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T09:38:09.434Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

163.02094°

Altitude

508.681 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 19m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:38:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.366 km

Perigee altitude

498.634 km

Semi-major axis

6,881.637 km

Eccentricity

0.00071

Inclination

52.9739°

RAAN

229.976°

Arg. of periapsis

160.744°

True anomaly

199.35533°

Mean anomaly

199.3822°

Eccentric anomaly

199.36876°

Mean motion

3.80194 °/min

Orbital period

94.69 mins

BSTAR

0.00053271

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

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-003, 61045

SPACEMOBILE-005, 61046

SPACEMOBILE-001, 61047

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

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SPACEMOBILE-002 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	2026-07-05 06:21:58.356Z	266.55° W	2026-07-05 06:23:58.356Z	333.818° NNW	35.186°	2026-07-05 06:26:58.356Z	37.507° NE
4 mins	2026-07-05 11:20:58.356Z	347.239° N	2026-07-05 11:22:58.356Z	38.593° NE	24.786°	2026-07-05 11:24:58.356Z	79.409° E
5 mins	2026-07-05 12:58:58.356Z	289.715° WNW	2026-07-05 13:00:58.356Z	240.731° WSW	34.668°	2026-07-05 13:03:58.356Z	157.718° S
5 mins	2026-07-06 04:22:58.356Z	171.551° S	2026-07-06 04:24:58.356Z	128.986° SE	22.219°	2026-07-06 04:27:58.356Z	76.095° E

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SPACEMOBILE-002, 61048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T09:38:09.434Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SPACEMOBILE-002 Visibility forecast

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