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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
AST & Science
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BW3, Unknown motor
Mass
1,500 kg wet, 1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Plate, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
1.500 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D 25261.00998048 .00003863 00000-0 18895-3 0 9993
2 61048 52.9712 121.0315 0011448 37.0016 323.1766 15.20514148 56342Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:14:22.313Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
120.26082°
Altitude
498.861 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 04m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:56:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
512.454 km
Perigee altitude
496.695 km
Semi-major axis
6,882.711 km
Eccentricity
0.00114
Inclination
52.9712°
RAAN
121.0315°
Arg. of periapsis
37.0016°
True anomaly
323.09788°
Mean anomaly
323.1766°
Eccentric anomaly
323.13725°
Mean motion
3.80105 °/min
Orbital period
94.71 mins
BSTAR
0.00018895
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Other satellites on launch #163 in the year 2024 (2024-09-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 19:27:03.518Z | 303.434° NW | 2025-09-18 19:29:03.518Z | 337.678° N | 16.3° | 2025-09-18 19:31:03.518Z | 14.13° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 22:47:03.518Z | 347.139° N | 2025-09-18 22:49:03.518Z | 29.352° NE | 20.284° | 2025-09-18 22:51:03.518Z | 67.213° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 00:25:03.518Z | 304.183° NW | 2025-09-19 00:28:03.518Z | 178.705° S | 42.694° | 2025-09-19 00:31:03.518Z | 138.305° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 17:28:03.518Z | 247.637° W | 2025-09-19 17:30:03.518Z | 336.841° NNW | 42.083° | 2025-09-19 17:33:03.518Z | 43.865° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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