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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

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   25094.49477773  .00007701  00000-0  36799-3 0  9995
2 61048  52.9767 166.1620 0009786 234.1019 125.9067 15.19927007 31015

Epoch: 2025-04-04T11:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-04T11:52:28.795Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

154.98954°

Altitude

510.892 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 04m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

43.98377°

Longitude

-160.4959°

Altitude

517.194 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 45m 55s

Apparent Declination

4° 06' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:29:46

Azimuth

15.515° NNE

Elevation

-44.842°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

513.083 km

Perigee altitude

499.609 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.483 km

Eccentricity

0.0009786

Inclination

52.9767°

RAAN

166.162°

Arg. of periapsis

234.1019°

True anomaly

125.99746°

Mean anomaly

125.9067°

Eccentric anomaly

125.95209°

Mean motion

3.79959 °/min

BSTAR

0.00036799

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-001, 61047

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

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.
6 mins	2025-04-05 06:58:26.163Z	207.53° SW	2025-04-05 07:01:26.163Z	148.656° SSE	36.391°	2025-04-05 07:04:26.163Z	65.325° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-05 08:38:26.163Z	286.84° WNW	2025-04-05 08:40:26.163Z	332.246° NNW	24.889°	2025-04-05 08:43:26.163Z	29.544° NE
5 mins	2025-04-05 13:37:26.163Z	330.957° NNW	2025-04-05 13:39:26.163Z	33.59° NE	36.499°	2025-04-05 13:42:26.163Z	106.212° ESE
4 mins	2025-04-05 15:16:26.163Z	260.916° W	2025-04-05 15:17:26.163Z	240.017° WSW	20.335°	2025-04-05 15:20:26.163Z	183.061° SSW

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