SPACEMOBILE-011, 100242
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPACEMOBILE-011, 100242 is a payload satellite owned by AST & Science (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 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
BB BLOCK-2, EP
Mass
6,740 kg wet, 5,830 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Plate, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
24.992 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 SPACEMOBILE-011
1 A0242U 26179C 26317.17570421 .00002969 00000-0 18071-3 0 9995
2 A0242 52.9948 234.3236 0004132 295.9619 64.0947 15.13464123 15120Epoch: 2026-11-13T04:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T04:13:00.843Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
118.77149°
Altitude
525.276 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 37m 17s
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
20:35:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
528.779 km
Perigee altitude
523.074 km
Semi-major axis
6,904.063 km
Eccentricity
0.00041
Inclination
52.9948°
RAAN
234.3236°
Arg. of periapsis
295.9619°
True anomaly
64.1373°
Mean anomaly
64.0947°
Eccentric anomaly
64.116°
Mean motion
3.78343 °/min
Orbital period
95.15 mins
BSTAR
0.00018071
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Other satellites on launch #179 in the year 2026 (2026-08-05 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2026-11-14 02:52:07.692Z | 338.773° N | 2026-11-14 02:54:07.692Z | 17.588° NNE | 25.953° | 2026-11-14 02:57:07.692Z | 77.852° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-14 04:31:07.692Z | 297.075° NW | 2026-11-14 04:34:07.692Z | 196.97° SSW | 53.452° | 2026-11-14 04:37:07.692Z | 147.342° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-14 20:00:07.692Z | 168.684° S | 2026-11-14 20:02:07.692Z | 127.529° SE | 23.577° | 2026-11-14 20:05:07.692Z | 76.824° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-14 21:38:07.692Z | 256.575° W | 2026-11-14 21:41:07.692Z | 338.795° N | 46.608° | 2026-11-14 21:44:07.692Z | 38.08° NE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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