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MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MANDRAKE 2 ABLE, 48907 is an American payload satellite 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
48907, 2021-059AE
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
CORVUS-XL, Unknown motor
Mass
23 kg wet, 23 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 + 1 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.375 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 MANDRAKE 2 ABLE
1 48907U 21059AE  26187.98923791  .00016663  00000-0  24258-3 0  9993
2 48907  97.7037  19.2949 0003509 274.1422  85.9430 15.55818938280200
Epoch: 2026-07-06T23:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-06T23:44:30.155Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
98.20295°
Altitude
402.736 km
Speed
7.669 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 17m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:13:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
399.082 km
Perigee altitude
394.327 km
Semi-major axis
6,774.842 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
97.7037°
RAAN
19.2949°
Arg. of periapsis
274.1422°
True anomaly
85.98311°
Mean anomaly
85.943°
Eccentric anomaly
85.96306°
Mean motion
3.89219 °/min
Orbital period
92.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00024258
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