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OBJECT M, 47424

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OBJECT M, 47424 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 UTC launched 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

47424, 2021-006M

Orbit

SSO

Country

TBD

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-01-24 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.110 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 OBJECT M
1 47424U 21006M   26318.23414567  .00005220  00000-0  15692-3 0  9997
2 47424  97.2043   0.4802 0010898  33.3916 326.8013 15.34770872322603

Epoch: 2026-11-14T05:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T05:37:10.185Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-137.15409°

Altitude

458.481 km

Speed

7.641 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 01m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

13:56:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.989 km

Perigee altitude

451.088 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.676 km

Eccentricity

0.00109

Inclination

97.2043°

RAAN

0.4802°

Arg. of periapsis

33.3916°

True anomaly

326.73284°

Mean anomaly

326.8013°

Eccentric anomaly

326.76708°

Mean motion

3.83951 °/min

Orbital period

93.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00015692

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OBJECT M, 47424

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T05:37:10.185Z)

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