FALCON 9 R/B, 47241

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FALCON 9 R/B, 47241 is space debris originally from a launch on Sun, 13 Dec 2020 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

47241, 2020-096B

Orbit

Active

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

F9ST2, Unknown motor

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-12-13 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 8.0 m

Radar Cross Section

39.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FALCON 9 R/B
1 47241U 20096B   26279.22684498  .00013774  00000-0  88118-3 0  9995
2 47241  26.9735 265.5139 4390855 265.3763  44.8669  6.73387403113844

Epoch: 2026-10-06T05:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-06T05:26:39.406Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

168.95535°

Altitude

3,537.149 km

Speed

6.838 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 42m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:39:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

10,673.864 km

Perigee altitude

268.247 km

Semi-major axis

11,849.192 km

Eccentricity

0.43909

Inclination

26.9735°

RAAN

265.5139°

Arg. of periapsis

265.3763°

True anomaly

94.67366°

Mean anomaly

44.8669°

Eccentric anomaly

68.23048°

Mean motion

1.68271 °/min

Orbital period

213.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00088118

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FALCON 9 R/B 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.
77 mins	2026-10-06 23:15:44.118Z	169.909° S	2026-10-06 23:37:44.118Z	120.307° SE	27.18°	2026-10-07 00:32:44.118Z	79.797° E
127 mins	2026-10-07 02:58:44.118Z	233.4° WSW	2026-10-07 03:47:44.118Z	160.545° S	65.714°	2026-10-07 05:05:44.118Z	97.233° ESE
119 mins	2026-10-07 07:01:44.118Z	269.612° W	2026-10-07 08:23:44.118Z	211.126° SW	58.623°	2026-10-07 09:00:44.118Z	138.587° SSE
37 mins	2026-10-07 11:58:44.118Z	272.174° WNW	2026-10-07 12:22:44.118Z	247.322° WSW	14.824°	2026-10-07 12:35:44.118Z	220.287° SW

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FALCON 9 R/B, 47241

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-06T05:26:39.406Z)

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