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SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEMOBILE-004, 61049 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

61049, 2024-163E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 SPACEMOBILE-004
1 61049U 24163E   25094.47915322  .00009229  00000-0  43781-3 0  9997
2 61049  52.9773 166.0666 0009682 243.9113 116.0885 15.19941014 31013

Epoch: 2025-04-04T11:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-04T11:29:58.838Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

160.5344°

Altitude

509.831 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 04m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

5.18789°

Longitude

-26.2343°

Altitude

504.314 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 41m 08s

Apparent Declination

-17° 02' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:21:56

Azimuth

317.411° NNW

Elevation

-61.406°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

512.969 km

Perigee altitude

499.638 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.44 km

Eccentricity

0.0009682

Inclination

52.9773°

RAAN

166.0666°

Arg. of periapsis

243.9113°

True anomaly

116.18809°

Mean anomaly

116.0885°

Eccentric anomaly

116.1383°

Mean motion

3.79962 °/min

BSTAR

0.00043781

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-002, 61048

SPACEMOBILE-SSR01 DEB, 62369

SPACEMOBILE-SSR02 DEB, 62370

SPACEMOBILE-SSR03 DEB, 62371

SPACEMOBILE-SSR04 DEB, 62372

SPACEMOBILE-SSR05 DEB, 62373

SPACEMOBILE-004 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	2025-04-05 06:35:48.331Z	185.598° SSW	2025-04-05 06:38:48.331Z	118.294° SE	25.759°	2025-04-05 06:40:48.331Z	78.804° E
5 mins	2025-04-05 08:14:48.331Z	271.72° WNW	2025-04-05 08:16:48.331Z	324.397° NNW	31.585°	2025-04-05 08:19:48.331Z	32.873° NE
5 mins	2025-04-05 13:13:48.331Z	337.483° NNW	2025-04-05 13:15:48.331Z	25.626° NE	28.616°	2025-04-05 13:18:48.331Z	91.044° ESE
5 mins	2025-04-05 14:52:48.331Z	276.119° WNW	2025-04-05 14:54:48.331Z	217.667° SW	29.889°	2025-04-05 14:57:48.331Z	162.236° S

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