M2-B, 47973 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
M2-B, 47973 was an Australian payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 22 Mar 2021 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
U. NSW
Mission
Decayed Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Ant, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.112 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago
TLE from 1 year ago
0 M2-B
1 47973U 21023J 25087.48176115 .06433898 10327-4 17065-2 0 9992
2 47973 44.9582 134.0997 0006516 26.4255 333.6997 16.27402346196987Epoch: 2025-03-28T11:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-28T11:33:44.163Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
134.52561°
Altitude
195.682 km
Speed
7.793 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 56m 23s
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
21:29:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
205.503 km
Perigee altitude
196.928 km
Semi-major axis
6,579.353 km
Eccentricity
0.00065
Inclination
44.9582°
RAAN
134.0997°
Arg. of periapsis
26.4255°
True anomaly
333.66659°
Mean anomaly
333.6997°
Eccentric anomaly
333.68315°
Mean motion
4.06695 °/min
Orbital period
88.52 mins
BSTAR
0.0017065
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2021 (2021-03-22 UTC)
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