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TYVAK-182A, 48271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TYVAK-182A, 48271 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 29 Apr 2021 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
48271, 2021-034D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Tyvak Intl
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2021-04-29 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle
VEGA
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Tether, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TYVAK-182A
1 48271U 21034D   25142.11607423  .00004686  00000-0  36927-3 0  9994
2 48271  97.6207 202.9129 0001695 235.6131 124.4933 15.01245471221069
Epoch: 2025-05-22T02:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-22T02:47:08.813Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-78.86407°
Altitude
566.78 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 31m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-76.95984°
Longitude
-42.43777°
Altitude
589.885 km
Speed
7.564 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 21m 11s
Apparent Declination
-66° 05' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:06:30
Azimuth
195.924° SSW
Elevation
-61.775°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
561.231 km
Perigee altitude
558.879 km
Semi-major axis
6,938.192 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
97.6207°
RAAN
202.9129°
Arg. of periapsis
235.6131°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
124.4933°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.75555 °/min
Orbital period
95.86 mins
BSTAR
0.00036927
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5 mins2025-05-23 16:09:33.541Z45.179° ENE2025-05-23 16:12:33.541Z102.876° ESE22.596°2025-05-23 16:14:33.541Z141.143° SSE
4 mins2025-05-23 17:45:33.541Z324.141° NNW2025-05-23 17:47:33.541Z281.103° WNW21.169°2025-05-23 17:49:33.541Z245.788° WSW
6 mins2025-05-24 04:30:33.541Z199.523° SSW2025-05-24 04:32:33.541Z243.3° WSW32.655°2025-05-24 04:36:33.541Z331.81° NNW
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