TYVAK-0130, 48606
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TYVAK-0130, 48606 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 15 May 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.
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Request partner network tasking
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Embed this page
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
48606 intel report (Beta)
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Create New Watchlist
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Tyvak NSS
Mission
Operational Commercial Tech/Ast
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~11 kg wet, ~11 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 TYVAK-0130
1 48606U 21041BF 25348.68736019 .00007961 00000-0 33502-3 0 9993
2 48606 52.9959 160.9347 0009545 314.8663 45.1557 15.24258322252212Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T16:29:47.920Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-170.11168°
Altitude
489.272 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 43m 44s
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
13:19:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
499.854 km
Perigee altitude
486.737 km
Semi-major axis
6,871.433 km
Eccentricity
0.00095
Inclination
52.9959°
RAAN
160.9347°
Arg. of periapsis
314.8663°
True anomaly
45.23332°
Mean anomaly
45.1557°
Eccentric anomaly
45.1945°
Mean motion
3.81041 °/min
Orbital period
94.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00033502
Loading maneuver chart data...
Computing Atmospheric mass density...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2021 (2021-05-15 UTC)
Did you know?
You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TYVAK-0130 Visibility forecast
Loading observer location...
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2025-12-15 14:43:20.135Z | 244.875° WSW | 2025-12-15 14:46:20.135Z | 311.663° NW | 40.344° | 2025-12-15 14:49:20.135Z | 40.782° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-15 19:43:20.135Z | 357.278° N | 2025-12-15 19:44:20.135Z | 20.215° NNE | 21.351° | 2025-12-15 19:47:20.135Z | 76.697° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-15 21:21:20.135Z | 295.869° NW | 2025-12-15 21:23:20.135Z | 201.932° SSW | 41.617° | 2025-12-15 21:26:20.135Z | 142.853° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-16 14:20:20.135Z | 247.584° W | 2025-12-16 14:22:20.135Z | 295.263° NW | 40.172° | 2025-12-16 14:26:20.135Z | 44.324° NE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order |
|---|
CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
Authenticating...
Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order |
|---|