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TYVAK-0173, 48892

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TYVAK-0173, 48892 is a payload satellite owned by Echostar AU (AU) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 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

48892, 2021-059P

Orbit

SSO

Country

AU / AUS

Related business

Echostar Corp (US)

Manufacturer

Tyvak NSS

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor

Mass

11 kg wet, 11 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-06-30 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.155 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 TYVAK-0173
1 48892U 21059P   26013.80441121  .00001776  00000-0  23248-3 0  9994
2 48892  96.0093 128.5891 0009115 183.2599 176.8561 14.81148485245387

Epoch: 2026-01-13T19:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-13T19:18:21.128Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

85.71957°

Altitude

635.15 km

Speed

7.537 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 34m 21s

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

17:26:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

629.047 km

Perigee altitude

616.285 km

Semi-major axis

7,000.803 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

96.0093°

RAAN

128.5891°

Arg. of periapsis

183.2599°

True anomaly

176.86182°

Mean anomaly

176.8561°

Eccentric anomaly

176.85896°

Mean motion

3.70528 °/min

Orbital period

97.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00023248

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

SPACEBEE-100, 48883 (Decayed)

NUSAT-21 (ELISA), 48920 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-106, 48893 (Decayed)

STARLINK-3003, 48879 (Decayed)

AYAN-21, 48944 (Decayed)

KSF1-A, 48930 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-102, 48886 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-93, 48939 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-90, 48947 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-111, 48904 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-98, 48949 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-104, 48890 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 AC-CUBED, 48927 (Decayed)

UMBRA-2001, 48906 (Decayed)

NUSAT-20 (GRACE), 48921 (Decayed)

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TYVAK-0173 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.
7 mins	2026-01-14 20:11:51.635Z	13.653° NNE	2026-01-14 20:15:51.635Z	157.247° SSE	43.067°	2026-01-14 20:18:51.635Z	185.833° SSW
6 mins	2026-01-15 07:06:51.635Z	136.692° SSE	2026-01-15 07:09:51.635Z	71.945° E	32.952°	2026-01-15 07:12:51.635Z	11.088° NNE
4 mins	2026-01-15 08:44:51.635Z	245.324° WSW	2026-01-15 08:46:51.635Z	277.719° WNW	15.732°	2026-01-15 08:48:51.635Z	306.309° NW

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TYVAK-0173, 48892

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-13T19:18:21.128Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)

TYVAK-0173 Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago