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ASTROCAST-0105, 47517

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTROCAST-0105, 47517 is a payload satellite owned by Astrocast (CH) in SSO 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

47517, 2021-006DH

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / SWTZ

Related business

Astrocast (CH)

Manufacturer

Astrocast

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

5 kg wet, 5 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-01-24 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ASTROCAST-0105
1 47517U 21006DH  25357.13510407  .00038006  00000-0  53775-3 0  9993
2 47517  97.2428  51.5335 0002536  91.5628 268.5917 15.56420657273356

Epoch: 2025-12-23T03:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T03:14:32.991Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-89.02715°

Altitude

401.213 km

Speed

7.67 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 08s

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

11:08:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

396.654 km

Perigee altitude

393.219 km

Semi-major axis

6,773.074 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

97.2428°

RAAN

51.5335°

Arg. of periapsis

91.5628°

True anomaly

268.56265°

Mean anomaly

268.5917°

Eccentric anomaly

268.57717°

Mean motion

3.89372 °/min

Orbital period

92.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00053775

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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)

SPACEBEE-58, 47464 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 22, 47452 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 43, 47687 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 5, 47515 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 14, 47528 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-45, 47470 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-49, 47432 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 40, 47499 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 41, 47698 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 47423

OBJECT Z, 47436

OBJECT DQ, 47524 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 27, 47495 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 30, 47544 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-71, 48633 (Decayed)

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ASTROCAST-0105 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.
4 mins	2025-12-23 16:09:35.903Z	48.592° ENE	2025-12-23 16:11:35.903Z	106.753° ESE	23.803°	2025-12-23 16:13:35.903Z	153.203° SSE
4 mins	2025-12-24 04:04:35.903Z	190.261° SSW	2025-12-24 04:05:35.903Z	221.186° SW	37.544°	2025-12-24 04:08:35.903Z	338.044° N

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ASTROCAST-0105, 47517

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T03:14:32.991Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)

ASTROCAST-0105 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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