ASTROCAST-0103, 47487 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ASTROCAST-0103, 47487 was a payload satellite owned by Astrocast (CH) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 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
CH / SWTZRelated business
Manufacturer
Astrocast
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
5 kg wet, 5 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago
TLE from 1 week ago
0 ASTROCAST-0103
1 47487U 21006CC 26123.02177090 .09787114 23920-5 21229-2 0 9995
2 47487 97.2367 195.6334 0013101 276.8436 83.1368 16.30381751294121Epoch: 2026-05-03T00:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T00:31:21.005Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-33.13541°
Altitude
193.74 km
Speed
7.791 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 02m 32s
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
05:55:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
196.93 km
Perigee altitude
179.724 km
Semi-major axis
6,566.464 km
Eccentricity
0.00131
Inclination
97.2367°
RAAN
195.6334°
Arg. of periapsis
276.8436°
True anomaly
83.28588°
Mean anomaly
83.1368°
Eccentric anomaly
83.21134°
Mean motion
4.07893 °/min
Orbital period
88.26 mins
BSTAR
0.0021229
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ASTROCAST-0103 Visibility
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