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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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-002
1 61048U 24163D   25189.95727762  .00000988  00000-0  59603-4 0  9997
2 61048  52.9760  87.6311 0010759 165.0959 195.0354 15.20397499 45536

Epoch: 2025-07-08T22:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T22:58:28.786Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

175.86632°

Altitude

512.669 km

Speed

7.605 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 50m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.19845°

Longitude

-5.64674°

Altitude

498.352 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 51m 13s

Apparent Declination

-48° 02' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:48:37

Azimuth

223.186° SW

Elevation

-19.803°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.331 km

Perigee altitude

497.52 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.063 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

52.976°

RAAN

87.6311°

Arg. of periapsis

165.0959°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

195.0354°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80076 °/min

Orbital period

94.72 mins

BSTAR

0.000059603

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-09 19:39:05.886Z	217.189° SW	2025-07-09 19:42:05.886Z	169.138° S	40.861°	2025-07-09 19:46:05.886Z	56.215° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-09 21:20:05.886Z	306.807° NW	2025-07-09 21:21:05.886Z	329.716° NNW	21.674°	2025-07-09 21:24:05.886Z	26.467° NE
5 mins	2025-07-10 02:18:05.886Z	324.086° NNW	2025-07-10 02:20:05.886Z	34.494° NE	40.853°	2025-07-10 02:23:05.886Z	114.956° SE

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